Observatory

Ongoing tracking and evidence.

The Observatory maintains persistent, dated records of developments in AI and strategic technology. Each record separates what happened from how we assess it, and identifies the strength of the underlying evidence.

Active tracker · Russia

Rassvet / Bureau 1440

Russia's emerging low Earth orbit communications network, including launches, industrial capacity, user terminals, operational deployment and attempts to disrupt the system.

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Active tracker · Middle East

Strait of Hormuz

Tracking commercial access, vessel transits, oil and gas flows, attacks on shipping, navigation corridors and developments affecting the restoration of normal maritime traffic.

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Active tracker · China

China's Quantum Ambitions

An evidence-led record of China's quantum computing, communications and enabling infrastructure, separating published experiments from deployed capabilities.

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Forthcoming · DPRK

DPRK AI Landscape

Tracking North Korea's artificial intelligence research, domestic capability, foreign technology relationships, cyber intersections and emerging military applications.

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