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Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos win 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough

Ubotica Technologies, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Open Cosmos were awarded the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award on Dec. 2 for Space AI Breakthrough, recognised for an AI-powered dynamic-targeting capability that improves Earth-observation tasking and onboard analytics. The award highlights accelerating adoption of operational AI in satellite missions.

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

ANI News Agency

Airbus A320 ELAC‑2 software bug triggers urgent safety directives; India reports 323 A320s upgraded, IndiGo completes 160

2025-11-29T15:39:11.322587-08:00

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EHang completes first fully autonomous pilotless eVTOL passenger flight in Bangkok with CAAT regulator aboard

2025-11-25T07:10:45.006749-08:00

Flying Magazine

U.S. Pledges up to $150M to Zipline to Scale Medical Drone Deliveries to 130 Million in Africa

2025-11-25T09:48:41.372886-08:00

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Shield AI and Sedaro demonstrate autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations Shield AI and Sedaro completed a demonstration of autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations, using Shield AI’s autonomy stack to execute spacecraft maneuvers and mission tasks without real‑time ground intervention. The trial validates embedding mission-level autonomy in satellites to speed tasking and reduce reliance on ground control.

2025-12-03T04:07:04.767092-08:00

Shield AI and Sedaro demonstrate autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations

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Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos win 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough Ubotica Technologies, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Open Cosmos were awarded the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award on Dec. 2 for Space AI Breakthrough, recognised for an AI-powered dynamic-targeting capability that improves Earth-observation tasking and onboard analytics. The award highlights accelerating adoption of operational AI in satellite missions.

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos win 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough

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NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology NASA’s Starling mission, awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Innovative Technology on Dec. 2, demonstrated multiple breakthroughs in spacecraft swarm operations — including autonomous formation flying, inter-satellite coordination and mission-level tasking — validating distributed small-satellite concepts for responsive LEO missions and distributed sensing.

2025-12-02T16:08:43.403786-08:00

NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology

Aviation Week

Archer inks exclusive deal with Karem to integrate military‑grade tiltrotor tech into next‑gen dual‑use VTOL Archer Aviation announced an exclusive collaboration with Karem Aircraft to access Karem's military‑grade rotor and optimum‑speed tiltrotor technologies for integration into Archer's next‑generation autonomous, hybrid‑propulsion dual‑use VTOL. The deal accelerates development of a platform tailored for both commercial eVTOL and defense/missionized applications.

2025-12-02T10:53:08.137819-08:00

Archer inks exclusive deal with Karem to integrate military‑grade tiltrotor tech into next‑gen dual‑use VTOL

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Proteus Space's first AI‑designed spacecraft reaches orbit, sets multiple industry records Proteus Space's first spacecraft fully designed using artificial intelligence reached orbit and set multiple industry records, demonstrating AI's practical application to spacecraft design and launch. The milestone highlights a new development pathway for commercial space hardware and engineering workflows across the sector.

2025-12-02T00:04:24.691905-08:00

Proteus Space's first AI‑designed spacecraft reaches orbit, sets multiple industry records

Aviation Week

Daher completes first flight of TBM‑based EyePulse MALE demonstrator Daher completed the inaugural flight of its EyePulse medium‑altitude, long‑endurance (MALE) unmanned demonstrator at its Tarbes facility, using a modified TBM single‑engine turboprop airframe. The sortie, flown under a DGA call, advances France's push to field sovereign long‑endurance ISR-capable UAS.

2025-12-01T23:19:56.434394-08:00

Daher completes first flight of TBM‑based EyePulse MALE demonstrator

Breaking Defense

France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence Safran.AI and the UAE's Technology Innovation Institute announced a partnership at the Dubai Airshow to develop agentic AI for geospatial intelligence. The collaboration aims to apply next‑generation AI agents to accelerate sensor‑to‑decision workflows and deliver anticipatory, operational ISR, TII's CIO said.

2025-12-01T09:20:27.288009-08:00

France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence

Vertical Mag

Airvolve signs $20M deal to deliver 40 Airlift‑U500 autonomous hybrid‑electric tactical cargo VTOLs to India Airvolve has signed a $20 million contract to deliver 40 Airlift‑U500 autonomous hybrid‑electric VTOL tactical cargo aircraft to India for rapid tactical resupply and casualty evacuation. The Airlift‑U500 is optimized for autonomous operations in hard‑to‑reach, austere or contested environments, filling a niche in tactical logistics.

2025-12-01T05:57:18.493696-08:00

Airvolve signs $20M deal to deliver 40 Airlift‑U500 autonomous hybrid‑electric tactical cargo VTOLs to India

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