TALOS was built using Slingshot Aerospace’s behavior cloning pipeline to learn and replicate real-world spacecraft tactics within an evolving orbital environment.

STARCOM collaborated with Slingshot Aerospace to refine TALOS scenarios and plan for deeper AI integration into future exercises.

The OTTI effort will leverage contributions from a broader set of industry and government partners to support interoperability, mission realism, and a cohesive training ecosystem.

Slingshot Aerospace plans to use open APIs and flexible integration paths so TALOS can incorporate new sensors, data systems, and AI capabilities as they come online.

TALOS AI is an autonomous, AI-powered agent launched in July that realistically imitates satellite behavior for training and simulation.

Near-peer adversaries are advancing autonomous space capabilities and adopting maneuver tactics that evolve in real time.

Dr Alison Brown holds an MA and a BA in Engineering from Cambridge University.

Dr Alison Brown holds an MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

Dr Alison Brown previously served one term on the Defense Science Board.

Dr Alison Brown previously served three terms on the Air Force Science Advisory Board.

The planned Trustpoint LEO-PNT constellation will operate at C-band.

Dr Alison Brown is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Dr Alison Brown is a fellow of the Institute of Navigation.

Broadcasts in C, Ku, and Ka bands include many MEO SATCOM services.

Only limited frequency allocations are available for PNT, making future dedicated PNT solutions susceptible to jamming.

Dr Alison Brown grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dr Alison Brown is an Honorary Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Dr Alison Brown received the UCLA Samueli Professional Achievement Award in 2023 as an internationally acclaimed expert in positioning, navigation, and timing technologies.

Dr Alison Brown is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NAVSYS Corporation, which she founded in 1986.

L-band PNT solutions are vulnerable to denial from widespread high-power jamming that is prevalent in some regions.

Broadcasts in C, Ku, and Ka bands include hundreds of media and SATCOM satellites operating at GEO.

Dr Alison Brown holds a PhD in Mechanics, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering from UCLA.

Dr Alison Brown is a member of the Defense Science Board.

PNTaaS ground stations deliver data services that allow extraction of time-of-arrival data from existing SATCOM signals without requiring knowledge of the signals' structure.

The PNTaaS architecture enables use of any broadband commercial satellite signals for positioning, navigation, and timing.

Dr Alison Brown is the Chief Executive Officer of PNTaaS.

Broadcasts in C, Ku, and Ka bands include thousands of SATCOM satellites from multiple LEO constellations.

Multiple satellite constellations are deployed with existing spectrum allocations at C, Ku, and Ka band that together have over 10 GHz of frequency allocations.

Publishing precise timing corrections and orbit location data through PNTaaS enables delivery of precision PNT as a global backup to GNSS using signals in C, Ku, and Ka band.

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS), and commercial LEO PNT solutions such as Iridium and Xona operate in L-band.

The planned ESA Celeste LEO-PNT demonstrator satellites will broadcast in L-band.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses a broad range of work areas to enable rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility.

Peter Cannito is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Redwire Corporation.

Redwire’s space and defense technologies, including unmanned aerial systems, advanced sensors, maneuverable spacecraft platforms, and agent-based modeling and simulation, position the company to deliver resilient, multi-domain solutions for national security missions.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract has a ceiling of $151 billion.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract is a multi-award contract.

The award of the SHIELD IDIQ contract does not guarantee any revenue.

Redwire Corporation was awarded a Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.

France hosts key infrastructure that supports European human spaceflight activities.

Josef Aschbacher posted on X about joining President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to celebrate the upcoming launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the Space Station.

The ceremony at the Élysée Palace was held in the context of European human spaceflight activities and celebrations marking 25 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station.

Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, participated in a ceremony at the Élysée Palace with French President Emmanuel Macron on 5 February 2026.

The participation of French institutions in the Élysée ceremony highlights France’s direct involvement in the European Astronaut Programme and historical support for European human spaceflight.

ESA astronauts aboard the International Space Station contribute to Europe’s continuous operational presence in low Earth orbit and help maintain European human spaceflight skills.

Sophie Adenot is an ESA astronaut scheduled for an upcoming launch to the International Space Station.

The International Space Station serves as the primary orbital laboratory for joint scientific and technological activities and as the focal point of interagency cooperation.

GX-10A/B is partnered with an undisclosed supplier and is listed as in service.

GX-7/8/9 is partnered with Airbus and has an anticipated service entry in 2027.

ViaSat-3 F3 is partnered with Boeing and L3Harris and has an anticipated service entry in mid‑2026.

ViaSat-3 F1 is partnered with Boeing and is listed as in service.