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Nick Waite, Product Director, Apex Defense
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- Survivable or attritable logistics platforms
- Operationalising advanced manufacturing at the tactical edge
- Assured command and control of logistic network nodes
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- Enabling ad-hoc interoperability between disparate systems
- Synchronizing cross-domain command and control
- Managing cyber and EW threats
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- Using autonomous systems for control rather than just denial
- Sustaining autonomous system operations
- Improving autonomous system lethality and reliability
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- Detection and discrimination of small, low signature threats
- Balancing layered and cost-effective defeat mechanisms
- Attritable and mobile C-UxS capabilities
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- Detection and defeat of autonomous undersea vehicles
- Surveillance and protection of deep-sea infrastructure
- Using the seabed for military advantage
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- Equipping and fielding edge/stand-in forces/mission area 1 forces in contested environments
- C3 of forces in highly contested environments
- Use of concealment, camouflage, deception, and EW (Electronic Warfare) to survive inside the WEZ (Weapon Engagement Zone)
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Key Takeaways
- What “spatial intelligence” means in practice for autonomy, logistics, and human–machine teaming
- How spatial AI accelerates coordinated control and handoff between autonomous systems in multi-domain operations
- How large-scale geospatial AI enables persistent 3D situational awareness in contested and GPS-denied environments
Abstract
Niantic Spatial develops geospatial AI that enables machines and operators to understand and operate in the physical world with precision. Drawing on large-scale, real-world spatial data, the company’s Large Geospatial Model fuses sensor inputs into a persistent, machine-readable 3D representation of terrain, infrastructure, and activity, supporting autonomous systems and decision-making where traditional mapping, GPS, or connectivity are unreliable.This targeted briefing will give attendees a concise, operational view of how spatial intelligence creates advantage in autonomous operations. It will focus on how shared spatial understanding improves autonomy reliability, enables effective human oversight, and supports coordinated action across distributed systems. The session combines a brief technical overview with defense-relevant use cases, highlighting how lightweight, modular deployments integrate with existing platforms and workflows. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of where spatial AI delivers immediate operational value and how it can be fielded rapidly to meet near-term warfighter needs.
NOTE: You will need to be an approved attendee of Apex Defense 2026 to be able to access the briefing. Not registered for Apex Defense 2026? Secure your place here >>
Register your interest to attend Niantic Spatial Targeted Briefing and Workshop below.
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- Spectrum management in an increasingly contested and congested EMS (Electromagnetic Spectrum)
- Building cyber and EW (Electronic Warfare) effects at scale
- Exploiting and sustaining access to space for C3 and targeting
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- Real time threat identification and boost-phase engagement
- Implications and challenges of spaced based interceptors
- Interoperability across all domains to enhance detection, tracking, interception and defeat
