Slingshot Aerospace has secured a $69.2 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to deliver AI-powered mission rehearsal and operational training capabilities. The 4.5-year initiative, called MENTAT, is part of the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure programme and represents the company's largest contract to date. The programme centres on TALOS, Slingshot's AI-powered training agent that models spacecraft behaviours, generates strategic response options, and supports mission rehearsal across evolving space scenarios. It aims to prepare Guardians for space defence operations by providing access to high-fidelity training environments from their home stations. The contract builds on a previous Strategic Funding Increase agreement that supported development of a Digital Space Twin of the space operating environment.

Slingshot Aerospace has launched Portal, an AI-native platform designed for mission-ready space operations across defence, civil and commercial sectors. The platform unifies sensing, intelligence and action within a single operational environment as orbital congestion increases. Portal combines proprietary sensing from Slingshot's Global Sensor Network, advanced AI models and analytics tools, enabling operators to monitor orbital activity in near real-time, identify anomalies and assess manoeuvre options. Unlike competitors relying on external data feeds, Slingshot owns and operates its global optical sensor network, feeding proprietary observations directly into Portal's analytics engine. The platform can operate in air-gapped command-and-control environments for national security users. Slingshot will demonstrate Portal at Space Symposium this week, with enhanced capabilities planned throughout 2026.