Aurex has announced advancements in two AI systems — GHOST-AI and CASTER-AI — designed to improve hypersonic vehicle performance and battle-management decision-making.
GHOST-AI, Generalized Hypersonic Optimizer for Survivable Trajectories – AI, uses reinforcement learning to train agents across varied simulated conditions, enabling adaptable guidance, navigation, control and trajectory optimization. Agents can guide simulated hypersonic vehicles through a wide range of scenarios without mission-specific pretraining.
CASTER-AI, Cognitive Assessment System for Tactical Engagement Response – AI, applies AI at the battle-management level for tactical engagement response, dynamic resource-target pairing, strike-package planning, pre-mission planning, system performance assessments and fire-control decision support. It incorporates GHOST-AI agents to link adaptive vehicle behavior with mission-level decisions across hypersonic vehicles, cruise missiles and other munitions.
Together, the systems enable battle simulations in which CASTER-AI evaluates mission-level decisions while GHOST-AI agents guide simulated hypersonic vehicles, with applications in pre-mission planning, defensive system performance assessment and potential future real-time decision support.
“Aurex is using AI not only to discover solutions, but also to translate those insights into explainable, testable algorithms for future guidance, battle-management, and fire-control applications,” said Aurex CEO Warren Kohm. “We don’t wait until the need arises. Engineering the edge of possible means our team is constantly defining what’s next and designing solutions before they’re required. We’re excited about the advancements in GHOST-AI and CASTER-AI and look forward to helping our customers stay mission ready.”
Aurex Vice President of Innovation and Research John Robertson said battle environments are growing more complex, and Aurex’s capabilities must keep pace, faster, smarter and more adaptable.
“Aurex’s long-term vision is supported by technologies that help customers move faster, understand complex threats and missions, and develop next-generation defense capabilities. AI-enabled hypersonic guidance, battle-management analysis, fire-control decision support, and AI-to-algorithm transition all support that mission,” he added.
