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Draslovka and Avathon Partner to Deliver AI-Powered Solutions for Mining Through Autonomy, MetOptima and Blue Cube Combined Offering

Draslovka a.s., a global innovator in sustainable chemical technologies and AI‑enabled services for the mining sector, and Avathon, the leader in Autonomy for Operations, today announced a strategic commercial partnership to accelerate the adoption of intelligent, autonomous, and data‑driven operations across the global mining industry. Industrial AI unlocks a breakthrough opportunity to continuously analyze complex, multi-variable conditions and autonomously optimize recovery processes end-to-end driving higher yield, lower cost per ton, and more consistent / predictable performance.

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Avathon Launches Autonomous Intelligence for Energy Operations

PLEASANTON, Calif. – December 2, 2025 – Avathon, a leader in Autonomy for Operations, is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate the energy sector’s transition to intelligent, autonomous operations. The partnership will advance Avathon’s Autonomy Platform, a unified AI solution, with Google Cloud’s scalable infrastructure and leading AI tools, including Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise. This platform connects data, decisions, and execution to unlock new levels of operational intelligence, asset resilience, and sustainability for companies in oil and gas, utilities, and renewable energy.

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Avathon Launches Autonomy for Aerospace Operations

Autonomy has moved beyond the cockpit to the factory floor, the hangar, and the supply chain—transforming Aerospace Operations. Avathon today announced the launch of Autonomy for Aerospace Operations, a unified AI and knowledge platform that connects manufacturing, supply chain, and maintenance data to drive coordinated decision-making across the aerospace lifecycle. 

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General John R. Allen (Ret)

Board Member

General John R. Allen is a retired four-star Marine Corps General and former commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, leading a 150,000-strong coalition force at the height of the war. He was the first Marine to command a theater of war. Following his military service, General Allen served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on Middle East Security and later as Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, where he helped grow the international coalition to 65 member nations.

A career shaped by global complexity and high-stakes diplomacy, Allen’s combat and operational tours span the Caribbean, Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan. In Iraq’s Al Anbar Province, he played a pivotal role in supporting the Sunni Awakening that contributed to the defeat of Al Qaeda.

Allen also served as Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), where he helped oversee strategic security across the Middle East and Central Asia. Earlier, as the principal director of Asia-Pacific policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he helped shape U.S. regional policy, including involvement in the Six-Party Talks on North Korea.

He is currently a Strategic Advisor to Microsoft and a member of its Advisory Council, a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as President of the Brookings Institution (2017–2022).

A published author and thought leader in emerging technology and global security, General Allen co-authored Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Future War and the Defence of Europe. He is also a co-inventor of several AI-related patents and advises technology startups.