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Dassault tests AI algorithms on Rafale fighter jet

PARIS: French planemaker Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two new AI algorithms on its Rafale fighter ‌jet, it said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of efforts by arms companies to incorporate the technology into future weapons systems. The move comes as France prepares for the next generation of fighter jets or potential upgrades after ⁠the collapse of a Franco-German project with Airbus this year, and as Europe seeks greater autonomy in defence. Dassault said it had tested an algorithm developed by its own ‌engineers and a second one developed in collaboration with French defence technology group Thales. The two companies already cooperate on ‌France's independent Rafale. Dassault did not give details ‌of the tests or the role of the algorithms, ‌but described them as ‌part of a broader initiative to integrate AI in support of human crews. "They have reached a ‌level of maturity that makes them eligible for ⁠future Rafale upgrades," the company said. Arms companies worldwide are experimenting with AI to help pilots to make faster decisions and coordinate ⁠with uncrewed 'wingman' ⁠drones designed to fly alongside conventional jets. Sweden's Saab said last year that it had conducted combat testing of a ⁠Gripen E warplane flown by AI against a real fighter pilot as it explores concepts for the next generation of combat jets. In 2024, the Secretary of the US Air Force flew in a modified F-16 jet fitted ‌with machine learning supplied by Shield AI to demonstrate the ability of AI to enter aerial battle with a crewed F-16. Dassault has said it is capable of working on its own fighter jet while remaining open to cooperation with new partners.

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Dassault tests AI algorithms on Rafale fighter jet

PARIS: French planemaker Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two new AI algorithms on its Rafale fighter ‌jet, it said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of efforts by arms companies to incorporate the technology into future weapons systems. The move comes as France prepares for the next generation of fighter jets or potential upgrades after ⁠the collapse of a Franco-German project with Airbus this year, and as Europe seeks greater autonomy in defence. Dassault said it had tested an algorithm developed by its own ‌engineers and a second one developed in collaboration with French defence technology group Thales. The two companies already cooperate on ‌France's independent Rafale. Dassault did not give details ‌of the tests or the role of the algorithms, ‌but described them as ‌part of a broader initiative to integrate AI in support of human crews. "They have reached a ‌level of maturity that makes them eligible for ⁠future Rafale upgrades," the company said. Arms companies worldwide are experimenting with AI to help pilots to make faster decisions and coordinate ⁠with uncrewed 'wingman' ⁠drones designed to fly alongside conventional jets. Sweden's Saab said last year that it had conducted combat testing of a ⁠Gripen E warplane flown by AI against a real fighter pilot as it explores concepts for the next generation of combat jets. In 2024, the Secretary of the US Air Force flew in a modified F-16 jet fitted ‌with machine learning supplied by Shield AI to demonstrate the ability of AI to enter aerial battle with a crewed F-16. Dassault has said it is capable of working on its own fighter jet while remaining open to cooperation with new partners.

MBMobile BusinessReuters22 Sept
  • neutral toward Dassault Aviation · 98%

‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home

Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position Doubled over a Heathrow baggage trolley, the former British business director is sobbing uncontrollably, exhausted emotionally and physically after being deported from Sweden. Hours earlier the 65-year-old had been marched on to a plane in Stockholm, separated from his home and his Swedish wife after a five-year battle to stay in the country after Brexit came to an end. Continue reading...

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EGYPTAIR Opens Stockholm Bookings From Dec 2026

Published at 2300PDT 18SEP26 / 0600GMT 19SEP26 EGYPTAIR in the last few days opened reservations for its planned service to Sweden during Northern winter 2026/27 season. Previously reported, the Star Alliance member plans to operate Cairo – Stockholm Arlanda route from 18DEC26, with Airbus A321neo. This route will be served 4 times weekly. MS765 CAI0930 – 1330ARN 321 x134 MS766 ARN1450 – 2050CAI 321 x134 Also previously reported, Air Cairo will also launch this route with 2 weekly flights from 21DEC26. Air Cairo’s service is currently listed until October 2027, while EGYPTAIR’s service is listed until 27MAR27.

AAeroRoutesAeroRoutes - Jim Liu19 Sept
  • neutral toward EgyptAir · 99%

Nobel Foundation raises prize money for each award to $1.2 million

COPENHAGEN: Sweden's Nobel Foundation said on Friday it ‌will increase this year's prize money for its prestigious annual awards by 9% to a total value of 12 million ⁠Swedish crowns ($1.22 million) in each of the six categories. "By increasing the prize amount, we ‌uphold the long-term significance of the Nobel Prize and ensure ‌that the financial part of the ‌prize retains its value ‌over time," ‌Hanna Stjarne, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said ‌in a statement. Winners of this ⁠year's prizes in physics, chemistry, peacemaking, literature, economics and medicine or ⁠physiology will ⁠be announced between October 5 and October 12, marking ⁠the 125th anniversary of the first awards. Established in the will of Swedish 19th century businessman Alfred Nobel, the inventor ‌of dynamite, the first awards in 1901 were for 150,782 crowns per category, according to the foundation.

MBMobile BusinessReuters18 Sept