In a live demonstration with the Spanish Air Force and Space Force, Indra successfully took its Nimbus combat cloud solution to the skies, calling it one of Europe’s first steps in AI-driven collaborative combat.
Acting as a digital brain for all connected military assets, Nimbus fuses data from multiple radars and cameras to create a “supersensor” view of the battlefield.
It blends real aircraft with AI-generated virtual elements using Life-Virtual-Constructive technology, letting pilots and systems train, react, and fight inside one shared scenario.
To sharpen realism, Indra leveraged its full test ecosystem, from telemetry rooms to ground control stations, keeping the experience as close to real combat as possible.
All data gathered from the test were streamed back to a command center in Madrid for analysis and future upgrades.
“The new flight test capability allows us to control the entire life cycle in the development of systems, from design and integration into the aircraft to validation, speeding up their delivery,” Indra Group Chief Executive Officer José Vicente de los Mozos said.
‘Multi-Domain, Platform-Agnostic’
Nimbus uses AI to help troops and commanders make decisions faster on the battlefield.
It connects military systems — from aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles — together to help different units coordinate their actions.
Built on an open architecture, it aims to plug into allied platforms seamlessly while letting each nation maintain sovereign control of its tech.
“Nimbus constitutes a radical paradigm shift on the battlefield, focusing on the mission and knowledge and multiplying capabilities in command and control support across platforms, domains and levels of conflict,” the company stated.
