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• Joshua Faleti
The European Space Agency has released Earth Virtual Expert (EVE), an AI platform designed to make Earth-observation knowledge more accessible and answer Earth science questions. ESA plans to add satellite imagery search in 2027; the release does not specify further capabilities or deployment details.
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Palladyne AI says its decentralized, embodied collaborative AI lets autonomous drones share intelligence across a swarm, reducing pilot workload and improving battlefield capabilities. The summary provides no details on deployments, performance metrics or customer commitments.
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The European Space Agency has released Earth Virtual Expert (EVE), an AI platform designed to make Earth-observation knowledge more accessible and answer Earth science questions. ESA plans to add satellite imagery search in 2027; the release does not specify further capabilities or deployment details.
Airbus Helicopters is exploring drone teaming and connectivity as it prepares to bring HTeaming to market. The system would enable UAVs to be controlled from helicopters, extending the company’s work with the H225M Super Puma into a broader offering for crewed-uncrewed operations.
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More than 120 U.S. lawmakers are urging limits on the worker information Google could acquire in a court-supervised sale of Spirit Airlines’ internal data, intended to train AI systems. A hearing on the sale is scheduled for Oct. 14; the proposed transaction is valued at $10 million.
Sikorsky’s planned UH-60 upgrade suite includes new engines, greater range, launched effects and expanded autonomy, alongside the uncrewed U-Hawk. The company’s “Black Hawk 2070” strategy calls for the pilotless aircraft to fly this year, extending the platform’s role beyond crewed helicopter operations.
Jeppesen ForeFlight says its agentic AI platform takes a different approach, pairing aviation-specific applications with a human touch. Brad Surak describes AI as “over-hyped,” underscoring the company’s effort to distinguish its offering from broader claims about the technology.
The U.S. Navy awarded Shield AI a $150 million modification to support development of the X-BAT, a vertical-takeoff-and-landing tactical aircraft designed to operate autonomously without a runway. The latest award brings total public and private investment in the program to $400 million.
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The multi-year award covers production and sustainment of Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors as the Pentagon works to replenish missile-defense inventories and increase munitions output. It follows a framework agreement between the Defense Department and Raytheon to expand production of the interceptor.
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