Field notes from the near future

Saab unveils AI fighter-pilot academy after Gripen E agent tests

Saab has introduced an in-house family of AI agents and an AI Fighter Pilot Academy intended to develop, train and evaluate them for future crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

New analysis details China’s experimental spaceplane—and what the image cannot showOct 28 2

Helsing unveils AI-linked interceptor pair, but Contra remains in testingOct 27 3

Pentagon adds AI procurement templates to enforce White House truth and neutrality rulesOct 23 4

Silicon qubits hold 99.99% fidelity while operating three at onceOct 16 5

Sikorsky Packs Four Autonomous Nomad 100 Drones Into One Deployable ContainerOct 15

Photo credits

Saab unveils AI fighter-pilot academy after Gripen E agent tests — Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, Germany · CC BY 2.0 · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping
New analysis details China’s experimental spaceplane—and what the image cannot show — U.S. Space Force/Alexander Veloz · Public domain · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping
Helsing unveils AI-linked interceptor pair, but Contra remains in testing — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mingeun Oh · Public domain · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping
Pentagon adds AI procurement templates to enforce White House truth and neutrality rules — NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský · CC BY 4.0 · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping
Silicon qubits hold 99.99% fidelity while operating three at once — UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences from London, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping
Sikorsky Packs Four Autonomous Nomad 100 Drones Into One Deployable Container — U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo · Public domain · Converted to JPEG from the source image; displayed with responsive cropping