Helsing tests real-time AI capabilities in space

Onboard signal intelligence and cognitive anti-jamming operational on YAM-6 satellite node.

Helsing, the leading new defence company in Europe, today announced that it has successfully deployed advanced AI capabilities on YAM-6, a satellite node part of Loft Orbital space infrastructure. The extended tests focus on real-time onboard radio frequency signal detection and their characterisation enabling upcoming military grade Signal Intelligence and Cognitive Anti-Jamming applications.

Space has become the new frontier in Security and Defence. Western governments and armed forces are increasingly challenged by frequent jamming attacks or interferences against satellites.

AI is the defining capability to protect European space assets against these threats. To this end, Helsing is working on delivering advanced capabilities to be available for upcoming constellations such as the EU’s IRIS².

“In the past three months we have demonstrated that AI can be deployed rapidly and safely on in-orbit satellites, providing immediate and significant capability gains. Our focus now is to scale those capabilities and make them available to more European armed forces and governments.” said Marc Fontaine CEO of Helsing France.

“We’re very excited to see operational use cases deployed on our space infrastructure. We started Loft with the goal to make it simple for customers to deploy applications on an infrastructure, the same way applications can be deployed on a cloud infrastructure. It is clear that we are at an inflection point where the future holds unbounded capabilities and opportunities, powered by the combination of AI applications and space infrastructure.”, said Pierre-Damien Vaujour, CEO of Loft Orbital.