U.S. Space Force Capt. Coleen O'Hara, weapons and tactics flight commander of the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Six Firms Join Push to Bring Smarter AI/ML Intelligence to US Space Force

Nov 14, 2025 2:02 PMPublished Nov 14, 2025 2:02 PM

The Catalyst Accelerator has selected six small businesses to develop dual-use artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions.

The Catalyst Accelerator has selected six small businesses developing dual-use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions to support US Space Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.

Funded by the US Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, the Catalyst Accelerator provides nontraditional technology companies with access to government resources, mentorship, and business development support.

The selected companies will join the Accelerator’s 16th cohort, focused on AI/ML orchestration for the US Space Force Delta 7 unit.

Read the full story on our new publication, Military AI: Six Firms Join Push to Bring Smarter AI/ML Intelligence to US Space Force