{"id":216206,"date":"2026-05-19T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/helsing-and-ohb-join-forces-on-space-based-reconnaissance-venture\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T04:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:55:08","slug":"helsing-and-ohb-join-forces-on-space-based-reconnaissance-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/helsing-and-ohb-join-forces-on-space-based-reconnaissance-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsing and OHB join forces on space-based reconnaissance venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/helsing-ohb-join-forces-space-based-reconnaissance-venture-2026-05-19\/\">Helsing and OHB join forces on space-based reconnaissance venture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/helsing-ohb-join-forces-space-based-reconnaissance-venture-2026-05-19\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/helsing-ohb-join-forces-space-based-reconnaissance-venture-2026-05-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-19 04:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.reuters.com\">www.reuters.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial intelligence defence firm Helsing and German space company OHB have formed a joint venture to develop a space-based tactical surveillance and targeting system.<\/li>\n<li>The initiative underlines Europe&#8217;s efforts to strengthen its military capabilities in orbit, spurred by the need for real-time targeting following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>The joint venture also includes an existing consortium comprising Kongsberg Defence Aerospace and Hensoldt.<\/li>\n<li>The KIRK system aims to provide near-real-time data for military operations by combining satellite-based reconnaissance with AI-driven targeting.<\/li>\n<li>Helsing will provide artificial intelligence and automated target recognition, while OHB will develop and manage the space-based space systems.<\/li>\n<li>Hensoldt will contribute surveillance sensors and ground stations, and Kongsberg will supply small satellites, communication, and ground network capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Specific financial terms and timelines for the project have not been disclosed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helsing and OHB join forces on space-based reconnaissance venture https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/helsing-ohb-join-forces-space-based-reconnaissance-venture-2026-05-19\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-19 04:11:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/v2\/TYZMGHFKLZN6PNFSAFOBMRZT64.jpg?auth=f49f58974b51ec8ccb1afc61826550f29ea20794b2d2e56dd2ad539b41f51fe2&height=1005&width=1920&quality=80&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-216206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216208,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216206\/revisions\/216208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}