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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

Agentic AI — autonomous software that acts rather than just predicts — is being positioned as a transformative enabler for space warfare, promising faster targeting, autonomous on‑orbit decision‑making and compressed command‑and‑control cycles that could reshape satellite resilience, engagement timelines and doctrine.

2026-03-31T06:32:22.900668-07:00

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Delta picks Amazon Leo for inflight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft from 2028, promises 1 Gbps

2026-03-31T04:00:33.018485-07:00

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Who Controls Aircraft Movement: Balancing ATC Authority, Automation and Pilot Responsibility

2026-03-31T00:20:26.601529-07:00

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Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept

2026-03-30T03:20:51.648413-07:00

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ST Engineering iDirect names Sridhar Kuppanna CEO to advance multi‑orbit, AI‑driven connectivity ST Engineering iDirect has promoted CTO Sridhar Kuppanna to CEO, succeeding Don Claussen. Kuppanna will continue to execute the company’s Intuition‑led modernization strategy, focusing on multi‑orbit and AI‑driven connectivity, program delivery and operational excellence across its satcom products and customer deployments.

2026-03-31T12:35:24.411789-07:00

ST Engineering iDirect names Sridhar Kuppanna CEO to advance multi‑orbit, AI‑driven connectivity

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare Agentic AI — autonomous software that acts rather than just predicts — is being positioned as a transformative enabler for space warfare, promising faster targeting, autonomous on‑orbit decision‑making and compressed command‑and‑control cycles that could reshape satellite resilience, engagement timelines and doctrine.

2026-03-31T06:32:22.900668-07:00

Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

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Antaris raises $28M Series A to accelerate AI-driven space missions Antaris closed a $28 million Series A to accelerate its AI-driven space missions, funding development of onboard autonomy, mission planning and operations. The round positions the company to scale technology for commercial and government space tasks and underscores continued investor interest in AI-enabled space startups.

2026-03-31T05:22:26.962690-07:00

Antaris raises $28M Series A to accelerate AI-driven space missions

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Delta picks Amazon Leo for inflight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft from 2028, promises 1 Gbps Delta will equip 500 aircraft with Amazon’s Leo LEO satellite internet from 2028, promising SkyMiles members low‑latency service and headline speeds up to 1 Gbps. The agreement is a major commercial win for Amazon as it races to deploy satellites and challenge SpaceX’s Starlink, though Leo is not yet operational.

2026-03-31T04:00:33.018485-07:00

Delta picks Amazon Leo for inflight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft from 2028, promises 1 Gbps

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Who Controls Aircraft Movement: Balancing ATC Authority, Automation and Pilot Responsibility Debate over who controls aircraft movement is intensifying as automation, advanced navigation and evolving ATC procedures shift decision-making among controllers, flight crews and automated systems. The article examines operational responsibility, safety implications and regulatory gaps that may force changes to procedures, training and system certification.

2026-03-31T00:20:26.601529-07:00

Who Controls Aircraft Movement: Balancing ATC Authority, Automation and Pilot Responsibility

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WAVE Consortium demos first cloud-to-gateway satcom waveform virtualization with FPGA acceleration and AI signal analysis At SATShow, the WAVE Consortium demonstrated the first standardized cloud-to-gateway satcom waveform virtualization using FPGA acceleration in the cloud, paired with AI-based signal analysis. The proof-of-concept ran virtualized waveforms to a gateway over cloud infrastructure, validating FPGA offload and AI signal processing in an end-to-end chain.

2026-03-30T13:21:24.906271-07:00

WAVE Consortium demos first cloud-to-gateway satcom waveform virtualization with FPGA acceleration and AI signal analysis

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Merlin Labs sees incremental path to pilot‑free passenger flights Merlin Labs is pursuing civil market roll‑out of its AI‑driven Merlin Pilot autonomy stack, describing an “incremental” pathway to passenger‑carrying pilotless operations. The company says there is “no hard ceiling” on the size of aircraft its flight‑control system could ultimately support, indicating ambitions beyond small drones and air taxis.

2026-03-30T08:57:54.656038-07:00

Merlin Labs sees incremental path to pilot‑free passenger flights

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Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres Starcloud closed a $170 million Series A at a $1.1 billion valuation to develop orbital data centres, pursuing a 'one satellite, one GPU' architecture. The raise underscores strong investor demand and the startup's flight heritage as competition to host AI compute in LEO accelerates.

2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00

Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

Delta picks Amazon Leo for inflight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft from 2028, promises 1 Gbps

Who Controls Aircraft Movement: Balancing ATC Authority, Automation and Pilot Responsibility

Airbus 'Bird of Prey' completes first autonomous missile‑armed counter‑UAS intercept

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