Plus: Agentic AI capabilities could define space superiority
| By Dan Robitzski
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As space programs accelerate, and nations position themselves as leaders in a domain increasingly essential for security and economic growth, Europe finds itself in an interesting position, according to a recent commentary article.
Lt. Col. Mihail Istvanovics Várdai, the deputy branch head of the Arms Control Branch of the Hungarian Defense Staff Operations Directorate, wrote an opinion article calling on Europe to prioritize strategic autonomy, bolstering its own space capabilities so the continent doesn't find itself dependent on the United States, China or other international partners.
"As competition heats up, whoever controls space infrastructure gets to call the shots. For the EU, autonomy is about being both responsible and independent. If Europe pulls this off, it keeps a major say in shaping the rules and technology of space. If not, it falls behind and depends on others for abilities that are crucial to sovereignty.
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As megaconstellations grow and space becomes a more crowded, contested and all-around complicated domain, military success may be determined by the ability to make decisions faster than human capability. That's the crux of the argument of a new commentary article by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Nina Armagno and Major Gen. (Ret.) Kim Crider. They wrote that "Artificial intelligence is already improving complex military decision-making. But agentic AI — a system of autonomous "agents" capable of independent, goal-directed decision-making behavior — represents a far more profound shift."
They call on the U.S. military and government to "expand investment in the operational data infrastructure required to power agentic AI, ensuring that machine-speed analytics can draw from trusted, real-time data across satellite sensors, commercial sources and joint warfighting networks."
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