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US Marine designs Corps’ first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone
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Shield AI, ST Engineering join forces on fine-tuning drone swarms
The companies will use artificial intelligence to optimize the interactions of drones with drones, and drones with humans.
Singapore is in line to get its first F-35 fighters later this year
Over 300 F-35s will be present in the Asia-Pacific region by 2030, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
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Research on problem gambling included in defense funding law
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