China’s new LLM-powered ‘AI brain’ automates satellite surveillance

Chinese aerospace researchers have built the Air Target Agent System, an LLM-powered satellite surveillance platform that uses multiple AI agents to interpret imagery and coordinate tasks with minimal human input.

The system is designed to make surveillance and targeting faster, more resilient, and more autonomous, reflecting intensifying military AI competition.

Its potential use in warfare could improve intelligence speed, but it also raises serious concerns about accountability, escalation, and civilian harm.