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Airlines warn AI's renewable power appetite could slow SAF rollout

Airlines warn rapid expansion of AI and data-centre power demand could siphon the renewable electricity needed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), raising costs and delaying decarbonisation targets. Carriers say competition for clean power threatens the industry's ability to scale green-jet-fuel production at the pace regulators expect.

2025-12-19T06:55:54.118949-08:00

FlightGlobal

U.S. DOT unveils first Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy, targets piloted eVTOL operations by 2027 and autonomy by 2035

2025-12-17T17:10:04.199195-08:00

Aviation Week

Joby and Metropolis to convert parking sites into 25 U.S. vertiports, using AI and baggage services

2025-12-18T05:16:57.562983-08:00

FlightGlobal

Wisk’s Boeing‑backed Gen6 autonomous eVTOL completes first full‑scale flight, begins flight‑test campaign

2025-12-16T14:10:38.586860-08:00

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Breaking Defense

USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts The U.S. Air Force has selected nine industry teams in Round 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort to mature a broad spectrum of autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts, an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense. The designs will be narrowed in later phases toward prototype candidates.

2025-12-19T16:28:59.731301-08:00

USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts

Payload

Constellations, servicing and lunar missions push demand for next‑generation mission‑operations software As space missions move beyond single-satellite deployments to multi‑vehicle constellations, in‑space servicing and lunar operations, engineering teams are facing a sharp rise in operational complexity. That trend is driving demand for mission‑operations software that is far more automated, scalable and agile to orchestrate telemetry, autonomy and multi‑asset coordination.

2025-12-19T14:06:38.214963-08:00

Constellations, servicing and lunar missions push demand for next‑generation mission‑operations software

GeekWire

Microsoft and NASA create AI agents to help scientists anticipate floods and other water woes Microsoft and NASA have developed AI agents designed to help researchers anticipate floods and other water-related hazards by ingesting diverse environmental datasets and accelerating analysis, enabling faster scenario modelling and decision support for flood forecasting, risk assessment and response planning.

2025-12-19T11:00:20.620946-08:00

Microsoft and NASA create AI agents to help scientists anticipate floods and other water woes

FlightGlobal

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USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to accelerate AI-enabled autonomy testing The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a contract to install its air‑cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire‑control radar on the X‑62A VISTA test aircraft, integrating advanced sensors to enable experiments with AI 'pilots' that control sensors and expand autonomous mission‑replication testing.

2025-12-19T07:58:18.769640-08:00

USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to accelerate AI-enabled autonomy testing

Skift

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Airlines warn AI's renewable power appetite could slow SAF rollout Airlines warn rapid expansion of AI and data-centre power demand could siphon the renewable electricity needed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), raising costs and delaying decarbonisation targets. Carriers say competition for clean power threatens the industry's ability to scale green-jet-fuel production at the pace regulators expect.

2025-12-19T06:55:54.118949-08:00

Airlines warn AI's renewable power appetite could slow SAF rollout

AeroTime

Changi opens immersive Terminal 5 exhibition showcasing future terminal design and AI demos Changi Airport has opened an immersive exhibition revealing Terminal 5’s design, innovations and AI-led concepts through interactive displays. The showcase previews passenger flows, operational technology and experiential features planned for the new terminal, letting visitors engage with digital mock-ups, automation demonstrations and future retail and wayfinding ideas.

2025-12-19T06:06:13.900604-08:00

Changi opens immersive Terminal 5 exhibition showcasing future terminal design and AI demos

FlightGlobal

EU backs studies for indigenous small turbofan to power 'loyal wingman' drones The European Defence Fund will finance studies to develop a European small turbofan for 'loyal wingman' uncrewed combat aircraft after finding no suitable European-built engines that are free of export restrictions. The programme aims to secure sovereign propulsion supply for allied drone initiatives.

2025-12-19T04:48:33.409796-08:00

EU backs studies for indigenous small turbofan to power 'loyal wingman' drones

Aviation Today

Northrop Grumman targets Project Talon first flight next year after Beacon autonomy acceleration Northrop Grumman says it used its Beacon autonomy testbed to accelerate development of Project Talon, an autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, and is now targeting a first flight of Talon next year for initial flight‑testing.

2025-12-18T10:06:17.785520-08:00

Northrop Grumman targets Project Talon first flight next year after Beacon autonomy acceleration

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