AI Agents Expose Governance Gap in Enterprise Identity Infrastructure
Traditional enterprise identity systems are struggling to keep up with the dynamic nature of AI agents, which can autonomously execute complex tasks, chain calls across multiple systems, and continuously act on inherited credentials. This has exposed a significant governance gap in current…
#AiAgents #EnterpriseIdentityInfrastructure #IdentityAndAccessManagement #GovernanceGap #AutonomousSystems
#FMAS2026 will take place in Southampton, UK, on 17–18 November 2026, co-located with ICFEM 2026.
Join us for two days on formal methods for autonomous systems.
Lockheed Skunk Works unveiled Vectis — a stealthy, autonomous "loyal wingman" drone to fly alongside F-22s, F-35s and next-gen crewed fighters. Their swing back after losing CCA Increment 1 to Anduril and General Atomics in 2024.
Williams turbofan, 1,000+ nm range, 2+ hr endurance. Internal bay for AIM-120 AMRAAMs plus SDBs. Target cost around US$20M a tail. Prototype in build at Palmdale; first flight 2027.
"The book argues that safety cannot be treated as an add-on once technology has been developed. Instead, human factors, usability and the role of operators must be integrated into systems from the outset. Drawing on experiences from aviation, maritime operations, energy and transportation, the authors demonstrate how serious incidents often occur when technology, organisations and human work processes are not sufficiently aligned.
A central concept in the book is “Meaningful Human Control”, a framework designed to ensure that people retain situational awareness, decision-making authority and the ability to intervene when automated systems operate in complex and safety-critical environments. This is becoming increasingly important as new AI regulations are introduced across Europe.
...
Published by CRC Press, Safety by Design is available as an Open Access book under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence. This means that the book can be downloaded free of charge, shared, copied and reused in research, education, training, industrial development and policy work, provided that the original source is properly credited."
Do you have colleagues working on formal methods, autonomous systems, robotics, cyber-physical systems, verification, safety assurance, or runtime verification?
Please let them know about #FMAS2026!
Air Force Awards Contracts for Drone Wingmen to Anduril, General Atomics
The Air Force has taken a major leap forward in drone technology, awarding production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics for its first collaborative combat aircraft, also known as drone wingmen. This move enables the rapid deployment of semi-autonomous systems to stay ahead of emerging threats.
#DroneWingmen #CollaborativeCombatAircraft #AirForce #AutonomousSystems #UnmannedAerialVehicles
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Black Recon Microdrone System
Meet the Black Recon microdrone system, a game-changing innovation that empowers operators with persistent situational awareness and faster access to actionable intelligence. This cutting-edge tech launches, recovers, and recharges autonomously from manned ground vehicles, revolutionizing high-tempo missions.
#UnmannedSystems #MicrodroneSystem #AutonomousSystems #Reconnaissance #Surveillance
Analyst207
FMASWorkshop
datarazimedia
AlcorNews
AlcorNews
Doug Bostrom
BIFOLD Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data