Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination and space modeling and simulation, has launched Slingshot TALOS — the Thinking Agent for Logical Operations and Strategy.

TALOS is an autonomous, AI-powered agent designed to imitate realistic satellite actions in training and simulation environments. Purpose-built using Slingshot’s behavior cloning pipeline, TALOS learns and replicates real-world spacecraft tactics, such as representative behaviors, space warfare maneuvers and dogfighting strategies. Once assigned a mission, TALOS evaluates its surroundings, reasons through potential strategies and tactics and executes its objective within a simulated, physics-accurate orbital environment.

“Space has become an integral warfighting domain, and AI-powered training and simulation capabilities will ensure the U.S., and its allies, are prepared for any relevant warfighting scenario,” said Tim Solms, CEO of Slingshot Aerospace. “TALOS builds upon years of collaboration with the U.S. Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) and Slingshot’s proven virtual environments. It embeds AI agents that simulate realistic threats, optimize real-world operations, and support mission command decision-making with unprecedented speed and precision.”

The U.S. Space Force’s 57th Space Aggressors Squadron recently engaged with TALOS to help define its future role as a critical force multiplier for the unit’s training mission. During exercises, TALOS was used to simulate complex, adaptive threat behaviors at machine speed — accelerating scenario development, expanding the scale of simulated adversaries, and enhancing mission realism. Squadron members also leveraged TALOS ahead of Space Flag to shape scenarios and inform planning for its use in future iterations of the exercise.

Beyond its training and simulation utility, TALOS brings autonomous decision support to real-world spacecraft operations. Powered by Slingshot’s space object tracking and mission intelligence datasets, including the Seradata satellite and launch history database, TALOS continuously evaluates a spacecraft’s environment, identifies viable courses of action, and selects the optimal path forward, supporting mission safety, longevity and operational agility.