martes, 4 de agosto de 2026
X-62A Toting Infrared Search And Track Pod Used Its AI 'Brain' To Autonomously Intercept An 'Enemy' T-38
Being able to autonomously use onboard sensor data to engage aerial threats is exactly what the USAF wants from its future CCA drones.
Environmentalists Condemn ‘Obscene’ FAA Space Licensing Proposal
The FAA on Thursday published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would boost space launch providers such as SpaceX and Blue Origin by neutralizing environmental laws.
NZ government requests info on long-range maritime surveillance drones
The information gathered will provide indicative costs and time frames for the potential delivery of a system to conduct maritime surveillance activities across the South-West Pacific.
Air Force Seeks New Ideas for Cheap MQ-9 Alternatives by Year End
The Air Force plans to select vendors by the end of 2026 to help develop concepts for cheap, attritable drones that could perform the MQ-9 Reaper mission—providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as strike capabilities—in a new way.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-seeks-new-ideas-for-cheap-mq-9-alternatives-by-year-end/
Hughesnet files for bankruptcy as SpaceX irreversibly eats into subscriber base - Neowin
Hughesnet was driven to file for bankruptcy due to significant subscriber losses that it has experienced since late 2020. This is the time when SpaceX began offering satellite internet in beta in the United States.