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FlightGlobal

Paramount’s Mwari integrates Aselsan’s ASELFLIR-500 for counter-drone missions

Paramount has completed integration of Aselsan’s ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical/infrared sensor onto the Mwari multi-role platform, adding a capability aimed at engaging slow-speed aerial threats. The integration reflects a shift in the platform’s mission focus toward counter-drone operations.

Satellite Evolution

Gilat demonstrates AI-based interference detection and cancellation for satellite links

Gilat Satellite Networks says it has successfully demonstrated AI-based technology that detects and cancels interference on satellite communication links. The company characterizes the milestone as a step toward more resilient operations in contested spectrum environments, where interference can degrade link performance and communications reliability.

CNBC

SpaceX increases Tesla Megapack purchases to power Colossus AI data centers

SpaceX is ramping up purchases of Tesla Megapack battery systems in the second quarter to help power its Colossus artificial-intelligence data centers in Greater Memphis, linking the expansion of its AI computing infrastructure to increased demand for large-scale backup power.

The War Zone

Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie crashes on takeoff during test at Utah proving ground

Kratos said its XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth autonomous drone crashed upon takeoff at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah while operating in a test configuration. The incident puts a key U.S. program for autonomous, lower-cost combat aircraft under scrutiny, though no further details were provided.

AeroTime

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Canada expands autonomous UAS operations, procurement and wildfire-response capability

Canada is advancing uncrewed aviation across military, commercial and emergency-response missions: the Royal Canadian Navy has deployed a Textron Aerosonde on an Arctic patrol vessel, while Voyageur ordered Airbus U030 Flexrotors and Volatus announced partnerships for sovereign intelligence and heavy-lift wildfire aircraft.

navylookout.com

Military services advance networked maritime operations with autonomous aircraft, drones and surface vessels

Recent demonstrations by Northrop Grumman, Boeing, the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy show accelerating investment in networked maritime autonomy: MQ-4C Triton and P-8A aircraft exchanged mission data, while British forces linked a Wildcat helicopter, drones and ground units across more than 200 miles.

SpaceWatch Global

LiveEO wins German Space Agency grant to study multimodal AI foundation model for Earth observation

LiveEO has secured a high-six-figure grant from the German Space Agency to assess a new class of multimodal “vision foundation” AI models for Earth-observation applications. The feasibility study will examine how such systems could support broader analysis of satellite imagery and related data.

eVTOL Insights

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Atoms and Joby partner to build a U.S. vertiport network for electric air taxis

Atoms, an industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation are forming a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States, creating physical infrastructure intended to support Joby’s planned commercial electric air-taxi operations.