Artificial Intelligence

Defense tech startups raised $9.1 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to $34.9 billion for all of 2023 and $35.8 billion in 2022, a new report says.

IFS says the acquisition reinforces its commitment to industrial artificial intelligence.

Japan is studying a new class of air defense destroyer.

Aviation Week's Jeremy Kariuki speaks with Web Manuals CCO Krister Genmark about his company's new AI tool that changes how operators search their documents.

HCLTech is incorporating generative artificial intelligence features in its iMRO/4 software.

Slingshot Aerospace has developed an artificial intelligence program to find adversary spacecraft hiding among satellite constellations.

Listen in to hear Aviation Week Network editors discuss the novel applications MROs are finding for generative AI and the technology’s workforce implications.

Proponents of artificial intelligence in aerospace say the technology will help workers, not replace all of them.

With the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the head of Lockheed Martin’s advanced development arm challenges U.S. Air Force planners and competitors.

The life expectancy of a future Collaborative Combat Aircraft is not a trivial question.

The second round of the LTP Startup Challenge will focus heavily on artificial intelligence technology that could improve MRO operations.

Daedalean and Avidyne make progress toward U.S. and EU approval of vision-based situational awareness system.

The company will use the tool to enhance management of its digital documents and expects to see efficiency improvements, particularly around compliance tasks.

Saab is preparing to fly an uncrewed aircraft system demonstrator that could support efforts to develop a future combat aircraft.

Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with NVIDIA to use the company’s AI software to speed up development of the defense prime’s “most advanced systems.”

NASA has named David Salvagnini as the agency’s first chief artificial intelligence officer.

The aerospace and defense sector has long faced formidable labor challenges, from an aging workforce to a growing shortage of crucial engineering talent.

Data analytics firm Palantir posted a record net Q1 profit of $106 million and revenue of $634.3 million, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 2 flew on a highly modified version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 that was operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent.

The award resembles a similar, $93.3 million contract announced by GA-ASI four years ago to demonstrate object recognition algorithms on the sensors on board an MQ-9.

Startup Danti has raised $5 million to further develop its natural language processing satellite image search engine.

The service has been relying on the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).

Readers write about U.S. semiconductor ambitions, 737 MAX door plug design, single-pilot operating safety risks, Boeing’s challenges and wing aerodynamics.

Targeting a wider role in low Earth orbit and beyond, the company has rolled out a novel, deployable decelerator system, among other fast-tracked projects.

MRO companies, airlines and OEMs are unlocking AI’s potential as available technologies continue to evolve.