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Scaleout Systems demonstrates NATO-linked loitering munition that autonomously selects and strikes targets

Swedish startup Scaleout Systems showed off an autonomous loitering munition, built on a BAE Systems Bofors airframe, that used onboard AI running on an Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano to detect, rank and strike an armored vehicle without human guidance mid-mission. The demo, part of NATO's DIANA-backed ALMA and FEDAIR programs, completed the full flight in under 320 seconds using no external communications, relying instead on locally trained computer-vision models shared via a 'Tactical Computer Vision Network.' A human pilot remained available as a failsafe but was not required once the mission began.

ALMA imaging shows Betelgeuse's hotspot persisted for at least seven years

New ALMA observations of Betelgeuse, taken in 2023 at record resolution, reveal an uneven, corrugated surface with bright hotspots up to 800 K warmer than the surrounding 2300 K atmosphere. Comparing these images to earlier 2015 ALMA data, astronomers found that a prominent hotspot in the northeast has remained in nearly the same position and brightness for years.