AIKO AND AVIO RENEW PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE AI IN LAUNCHER OPERATIONS

AVIO, a leading aerospace company with over 50 years of expertise in space launchers, and AIKO, an innovator in artificial intelligence for space applications, are pleased to announce the renewal of their strategic partnership.

In April 2024, AVIO joined the AIKO PARTNER PROGRAM to integrate gifted_GENE, our AI-powered software for predictive maintenance, into their pre- and post-flight analysis workflows. What began as a focused pilot evolved into a strategic collaboration, transforming complex telemetry inspection and monitoring tasks into efficient, AI-supported processes.

Just six months later, gifted_GENE was successfully deployed during AVIO’s September 2024 VEGA launch campaign, delivering impactful results:

• 80% anomaly detection accuracy during the test flight
• Analysis in under 90 seconds on the tested telemetry set, proving the platform’s readiness for operational scenarios.
• Automated X-ray inspection, extending gifted_GENE’s capabilities beyond numerical data to image-based diagnostics.

These results confirm the platform’s capability to operate in one of the most complex and high-stakes environments in spaceflight, where accuracy, speed, and reliability are non-negotiable.

Today, AVIO chooses AIKO again, confirming gifted_GENE as a valuable solution to support their launcher operations with data-driven telemetry analysis and AI-enhanced anomaly detection. This renewed commitment is not a symbolic partnership, but a clear recognition of delivered value and performance.

“Working with AVIO has been a remarkable opportunity to bring artificial intelligence into one of the most rigorous environments in aerospace. The trust they’ve placed in gifted_GENE confirms that AI is not just a future vision—it’s a tangible solution, already delivering results today.” — Lorenzo Feruglio, CEO, AIKO

Behind the results: the Technology of gifted_GENE

gifted_GENE is built to process high-volume telemetry data in real time, correlating streams across subsystems and predicting anomalies through a hybrid AI core that combines statistical, rule-based, and neural models. The platform is designed to be hardware-agnostic, cloud- or on-premises-ready, and open to third-party models and workflows.

For launcher operations, this means identifying structural, thermal, and dynamic anomalies helping engineering teams to overcome current performance in pre-launch testing and post-flight evaluations. Users can set their own thresholds and collaborate easily, both with their team and directly through the platform, thanks to shared dashboards and built-in smart features. This helps streamline analysis and speed up decision-making.

Looking ahead

As the collaboration moves forward, AIKO and AVIO will continue to explore new applications of predictive maintenance and automation in launch operations, focusing on operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability with a clear vision: reduce risk, save time, and bring AI deeper into space launch operations.

This story reflects a broader trend: how a historic spaceflight company like AVIO and a deep-tech player like AIKO can work together to modernize mission-critical operations through AI, setting a new standard for the future of launch management.