The Indian Air Force (IAF) is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to make one of its most important fighter fleets smarter, more reliable and easier to maintain. A new collaboration between the IAF and IIT Bombay aims to develop an indigenous predictive-maintenance system for the Su-30 MKI. ...
In a landmark step toward the future of airborne autonomy, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) and industry partners demonstrated sensor-driven autonomy on a fighter aircraft. An artificial intelligence (AI) agent used targeting information from an ...
Defence Production Secretary Sanjiv Kumar has called upon India’s defence and explosives industries to adopt advanced digital technologies that can continuously monitor manufacturing processes, analyse operational data and anticipate potential safety risks.
He was speaking at the national sem...
Shield AI and Thunder Tiger Corp. announced the successful completion of Hivemind’s first multi-asset autonomous teaming demonstration on water, validating Shield AI’s Hivemind AI pilot aboard Thunder Tiger SeaShark unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in a coordinated mission.
During the de...
Honeywell Aerospace and Shield AI, a leader in AI-powered mission autonomy, announced a Memorandum of Understanding under which Honeywell Aerospace will develop a trusted autonomy software stack on Shield AI’s Hivemind Software Development Kit, integrating Honeywell Aerospace’s Anthem av...
Agile Defense announced that it has been awarded a $100 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace (TSM) to deliver its Workforce AI tool in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U...
Circus SE announces the commencement of live operations of its robotic-based troop supply technology with the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the Kyiv area – marking the first ever use of autonomous meal supply systems within an active conflict environment.
Ahead of deploymen...
New research from global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip reveals a growing surge in AI-powered fraud and enterprise defences. Analysing billions of interactions globally, Infobip’s 2026 Fraud & Security Report highlights a year of dramatic contrasts. There have bee...
Palladyne AI Corp. (Palladyne AI), a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in the defence and commercial sectors, announced that it has executed the previously announced contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to solve one of the most persistent cha...
Swedish defence and security company Saab has announced a strategic investment of €11.1 million for a 10 per cent equity stake in Comand AI, a Paris-based startup specialising in artificial intelligence-driven battlefield planning solutions.
The investment is aimed at strengthening Saab’...
Thales has unveiled Gladiator Training Data Analytics, a new artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to help armed forces convert vast amounts of training exercise data into actionable intelligence that can enhance operational readiness and decision-making.
The platform addresses a longst...
Airbus Defence and Space and Alta Ares have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and integrate next-generation AI-powered counter-drone capabilities, highlighting the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern air defence systems.
The partnership combines Airbus' expertise in batt...
The Indian Army is rapidly integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, and automation technologies into its operational and training ecosystem as part of its broader modernisation strategy for future warfare, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi said during a press conference and...
Thales and ENAC (École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile), France’s Civil Aviation University, have announced a strategic partnership focused on accelerating AI-driven innovation in air traffic management (ATM) and strengthening aviation training for the next generation of aerospace ...
Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with Mistral AI, a European leader in artificial intelligence (AI). This collaboration supports Airbus’s ambition to place cutting-edge, ethical and trustworthy AI at the core of Airbus operations and processes, from initial design to on-board capabili...
Overland AI, the leader in ground-based autonomous capabilities, demonstrated advanced autonomous combat operations during African Lion 2026, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise, deploying two ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) that executed coordinated breaching, fire sup...
As artificial intelligence and autonomous systems continue to transform the future of modern warfare, it is strengthening its long-term commitment to India through localisation, indigenous manufacturing and advanced battlefield autonomy solutions. The company’s decision to establish a wholly o...
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, released first light images from its latest Pelican launch, including the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF)’s first ever sovereign satellite. Planet launched these three Pelican spacecraft to orbit aboard the CAS50...
