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Amadeus expands travel tech with AI, biometrics and payments as Sabre dispute escalates

Amadeus is broadening its travel technology footprint through AI capabilities alongside biometric and payments offerings, aiming to deepen control over the end-to-end travel process. The move comes as its rivalry with Sabre intensifies amid Sabre’s monopoly-related accusations.

2026-05-11T11:04:04.189866-07:00

Payload

SOCOM evaluates SkyFi and a field-ready mobile platform for direct access to commercial tactical EO imagery

2026-05-11T07:58:45.545647-07:00

Politico

FAA’s AI overhaul of air traffic: agency signals non–safety-critical scope for new Skyward-grade automation

2026-05-09T15:52:24.916833-07:00

The War Zone

DARPA explores remotely triggered containerized drone swarms for hard-to-defend contested environments

2026-05-09T13:14:03.728301-07:00

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Amadeus expands travel tech with AI, biometrics and payments as Sabre dispute escalates Amadeus is broadening its travel technology footprint through AI capabilities alongside biometric and payments offerings, aiming to deepen control over the end-to-end travel process. The move comes as its rivalry with Sabre intensifies amid Sabre’s monopoly-related accusations.

2026-05-11T11:04:04.189866-07:00

Amadeus expands travel tech with AI, biometrics and payments as Sabre dispute escalates

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Anduril’s Dive-XL aims to move large underwater payloads autonomously for Australia’s Ghost Shark program Anduril is developing Dive-XL to enable autonomous long-haul payload movement underwater, working in support of Australia’s Ghost Shark program. The concept is positioned as an “underwater long-haul truck” to extend unmanned logistics and payload delivery beyond surface unmanned systems.

2026-05-11T09:55:44.934416-07:00

Anduril’s Dive-XL aims to move large underwater payloads autonomously for Australia’s Ghost Shark program

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SOCOM evaluates SkyFi and a field-ready mobile platform for direct access to commercial tactical EO imagery U.S. Special Operations Command is testing a mobile software approach to let operators on handheld Android devices access commercial satellite imagery and analytics directly in the field. SkyFi is developing an early sovereign intelligence platform prototype to shorten the path from imagery availability to tactical use.

2026-05-11T07:58:45.545647-07:00

SOCOM evaluates SkyFi and a field-ready mobile platform for direct access to commercial tactical EO imagery

Politico

FAA’s AI overhaul of air traffic: agency signals non–safety-critical scope for new Skyward-grade automation The FAA is pursuing a major air-traffic overhaul using AI, according to a company involved in the effort. The new effort is not intended to target “safety critical” functions, signaling a phased approach as the agency pushes AI into operational decision support.

2026-05-09T15:52:24.916833-07:00

FAA’s AI overhaul of air traffic: agency signals non–safety-critical scope for new Skyward-grade automation

The War Zone

DARPA explores remotely triggered containerized drone swarms for hard-to-defend contested environments DARPA is pursuing remotely triggered, containerized drone swarms designed to be rapidly employable “pretty much everywhere,” including behind enemy lines. The concept emphasizes distributed mass effects and the resulting defensive challenge of tracking and defeating swarms once dispersed.

2026-05-09T13:14:03.728301-07:00

DARPA explores remotely triggered containerized drone swarms for hard-to-defend contested environments

The War Zone

Drone Swarms Packed Into Unassuming Containers Sought By DARPA

2026-05-09T13:14:03.728301-07:00

Drone Swarms Packed Into Unass

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U.S. Marine Corps seeks robotic systems to automate austere airfield construction The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring robotic solutions to speed and reduce labor-intensive airfield assembly in austere environments. The effort focuses on fieldable systems that can assist Marines with construction tasks where traditional airfield build-out is time- and manpower-consuming.

2026-05-08T11:08:47.099031-07:00

U.S. Marine Corps seeks robotic systems to automate austere airfield construction

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Rocket Lab, with Raytheon, tapped for U.S. Space Force Space Based Interceptor demo under Golden Dome Rocket Lab says it has been selected, in partnership with Raytheon, to demonstrate “advanced capabilities” for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Interceptor program. The Pentagon-related award is tied to the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative and an accelerating push to broaden hypersonic testing.

2026-05-07T15:27:26.182649-07:00

Rocket Lab, with Raytheon, tapped for U.S. Space Force Space Based Interceptor demo under Golden Dome

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Amadeus expands travel tech with AI, biometrics and payments as Sabre dispute escalates

SOCOM evaluates SkyFi and a field-ready mobile platform for direct access to commercial tactical EO imagery

FAA’s AI overhaul of air traffic: agency signals non–safety-critical scope for new Skyward-grade automation

DARPA explores remotely triggered containerized drone swarms for hard-to-defend contested environments

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