The US Space Force is leveling up how it prepares for conflict in orbit, awarding Slingshot Aerospace a $27-million contract to inject artificial intelligence (AI) into space warfare training.
Over the next 18 months, the company will help modernize the Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI), moving away from scripted exercises and toward AI-driven adversaries that can think, adapt, and maneuver like real satellites operated by near-peer rivals.
At the center of the effort is TALOS, an autonomous AI agent launched in July 2025 to serve as a realistic “Red Force” in orbital wargames.
Read the full story on our new publication, Military AI: US Space Force Gets AI Enemy Simulator From Slingshot Aerospace
