French aircraft manufacturer Airbus have announced a new partnership with Mistral AI. Spanning the company’s entire operational chain, the agreement will expand the use of AI across Airbus’s activities.
Four key opportunities for integration have been noted, with some projects already underway. These cover:
- Automating technical documents production and making workflows more intuitive.
- Using AI-powered simulations and optimisations to accelerate design innovation, as well as development and test phases.
- AI models to make aircraft and spacecraft more intelligent, for example automatic object recognition and improved operational safety.
- Specific defence applications, including cyber investigation and coding assistants.
Airbus stress that AI deployment will meet stringent security standards to maintain the confidentiality of critical defence and aerospace data.
Catherine Jestin, Executive Vice President Digital at Airbus, said:
This partnership paves the way for the deployment of high-impact, high-value use cases of trusted and responsible AI in aerospace. Thanks to the high-performance models and made-to-measure support of Mistral AI experts, we are building the foundations necessary to power our current and future products and services, enabling us to serve our customers better.
Founded in 2023, Mistral AI are a French company whose customers include Cisco and HSBC. Timothée Lacroix, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mistral AI, commented:
We are proud to partner with Airbus and contribute to its critical industrial operations. Together, we will deploy Mistral’s fully integrated AI stack to accelerate innovation, contribute to improve flight safety, and deliver greater value for customers.
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