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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

Australia commits $1.4bn to operationalise MQ-28A Ghost Bat after live AIM-120 air-to-air engagement

Australia will invest $1.4 billion to transition the MQ-28A Ghost Bat into an operational collaborative combat aircraft after a Dec. 8 live-fire in which the uncrewed Ghost Bat fired an AIM‑120 AMRAAM and downed an Australian-made Phoenix Jet target, a key loyal‑wingman milestone.

2025-12-09T09:11:29.894413-08:00

boomsupersonic.com

Boom pivots to 42 MW 'Superpower' turbines for AI data centres, lands $1.21B Crusoe order and $300M financing

2025-12-09T04:08:49.636747-08:00

eveairmobility.com

Eve and SkyGrid publish white paper defining automated traffic management for low‑altitude AAM operations

2025-12-08T16:21:41.098284-08:00

Space.com

AI Finds and Fixes Three‑Year Cybersecurity Flaw in NASA Spacecraft Software

2025-12-08T05:27:52.282508-08:00

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US Air Force unveils cloud-based, AI 'digital sandbox' to run wargames at up to 10,000× real time The U.S. Air Force is building a cloud-hosted, AI-driven 'digital sandbox' to generate and execute wargames and force-design analyses at simulation speeds of up to 10,000 times real time, compressing months of planning into hours to accelerate scenario generation and decision cycles.

2025-12-09T14:46:20.850603-08:00

US Air Force unveils cloud-based, AI 'digital sandbox' to run wargames at up to 10,000× real time

AINonline

Robinson and Lake Fusion develop lidar obstacle‑detection for visibility‑challenged helicopter operations Robinson Helicopter and Lake Fusion have developed a lidar‑based obstacle‑detection system designed to improve safety in visibility‑challenged helicopter operations. The system provides forward obstacle awareness for rotorcraft, aiming to enhance pilot situational awareness and reduce collision risk during low‑visibility approaches and landings.

2025-12-09T10:33:25.389878-08:00

Robinson and Lake Fusion develop lidar obstacle‑detection for visibility‑challenged helicopter operations

FlightGlobal

Anduril and GKN partner to develop UK 'loyal wingman' drones, propose Isle of Wight manufacture Anduril Industries and GKN Aerospace have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to pursue a British Army Autonomous Collaborative Platform demonstrator: a 'loyal wingman' unmanned system intended to operate alongside Apache attack helicopters, with GKN proposing manufacture on the Isle of Wight to bolster sovereign UAV capability.

2025-12-09T10:33:05.532023-08:00

Anduril and GKN partner to develop UK 'loyal wingman' drones, propose Isle of Wight manufacture

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Australia commits $1.4bn to operationalise MQ-28A Ghost Bat after live AIM-120 air-to-air engagement Australia will invest $1.4 billion to transition the MQ-28A Ghost Bat into an operational collaborative combat aircraft after a Dec. 8 live-fire in which the uncrewed Ghost Bat fired an AIM‑120 AMRAAM and downed an Australian-made Phoenix Jet target, a key loyal‑wingman milestone.

2025-12-09T09:11:29.894413-08:00

Australia commits $1.4bn to operationalise MQ-28A Ghost Bat after live AIM-120 air-to-air engagement

boomsupersonic.com

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Boom pivots to 42 MW 'Superpower' turbines for AI data centres, lands $1.21B Crusoe order and $300M financing Boom Supersonic unveiled the 42 MW Superpower natural‑gas turbine and won a Crusoe order for 29 units — about 1.22 GW of capacity and $1.21B in value. It also closed a $300M financing round and says turbine revenue will fund its Symphony engine and Overture supersonic airliner development.

2025-12-09T04:08:49.636747-08:00

Boom pivots to 42 MW 'Superpower' turbines for AI data centres, lands $1.21B Crusoe order and $300M financing

Space.com

Aetherflux unveils 'Galactic Brain' — orbiting AI data centres powered by space-based solar Aetherflux unveiled 'Galactic Brain', a proposal to deploy orbiting AI data centres powered by space-based solar, framing the programme as an effort to 'build an American power grid in space.' The company says the architecture would deliver continuous on-orbit power and compute for large-scale AI workloads.

2025-12-09T04:05:09.250238-08:00

Aetherflux unveils 'Galactic Brain' — orbiting AI data centres powered by space-based solar

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Eve and SkyGrid publish white paper defining automated traffic management for low‑altitude AAM operations Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid released a 17‑page white paper, “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility — Automated Traffic Management Services for Low‑Altitude Operations,” outlining a third‑party service provider framework to integrate highly automated eVTOLs and other new aircraft into urban and regional airspace. The paper was unveiled at Airspace Asia Pacific 2025 in Hong Kong.

2025-12-08T16:21:41.098284-08:00

Eve and SkyGrid publish white paper defining automated traffic management for low‑altitude AAM operations

Skift

AI-Driven Layoffs Cut Nearly 50,000 U.S. Travel Jobs This Year Executives are pointing to artificial intelligence as a key driver of nearly 50,000 U.S. job cuts across the travel sector this year. The reductions span airlines, airports and travel suppliers, with impacts differing by function as firms automate back-office, revenue-management and operational roles.

2025-12-08T11:48:27.836063-08:00

AI-Driven Layoffs Cut Nearly 50,000 U.S. Travel Jobs This Year

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