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Pentagon updates autonomous weapons policy to account for AI advances
The Pentagon's director of emerging tech policy said the changes incorporate the Defense Department's vision for AI.
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Greece builds first locally made combat drone
The Grypas will serve as a multipurpose system equipped for combat assignments.
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Documents reveal secret customer of Hero-30 kamikaze drones
Here's the European NATO member who is set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement.”
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IAI unveils ‘Point Blank’ missile for US Irregular Warfare office
IAI says that the system answers the battlefield requirement to provide tactical units ranging in size from small tactical teams to battalion level.
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Epirus wins $66M Army contract for drone-frying Leonidas microwave kit
High-power microwave systems use bursts of energy to disrupt, degrade or destroy distant electronics.
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Turkish company Baykar wins $370 million drone contract from Kuwait
Turkish drone maker Baykar has announced another deal with a foreign government, increasing its number of export markets to more than two dozen.
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Defense Innovation Unit eyes partnerships for drone-vetting effort
DIU's Blue UAS has become the government standard for certifying drones that meet federal cybersecurity and supply chain requirements.
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Will the Ukraine war slow Russia’s Arctic push?
Drones could offer the West an opening to catch up with Russia, bogged down in Ukraine, in establishing a foothold in the warming Arctic.
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Elbit to supply British Army with Magni-X drones
The contract is part of British efforts to more widely incorporate drones within the Army’s Human Machine Teaming project.
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How South Korea plans to buoy its counter-drone capabilities
South Korea failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that entered its airspace. Here's how the country plans to ensure history doesn't repeat itself.
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US Navy more certain of role for medium surface drones following tests
Success with small USVs made the Navy rethink more expensive medium ones. But success with medium USVs in 2022 has secured their future in the fleet.
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More can be done to ban US government use of Chinese drones
The U.S. national security community must eschew companies and supply chains controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
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How big of a fleet? A look at the US Navy’s size and readiness needs
Absent the personnel and support needed, additional ships could spend more time at the piers and be less capable at sea.
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Air Force unit exploring uses for small drones in Mideast
Small drones could help the Air Force map unexplored areas and disrupt enemy operations.
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Europeans wade into fighting seabed threats with drones and sensors
Nations are moving to defend the vast network of undersea cables and pipelines that pump energy and data to the continent.
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Turkey orders ULAQ naval drone from shipyard Ares
Ares has signed a contract with the Turkish government to provide the Navy’s first armed unmanned surface vehicle.
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Drone advances in Ukraine could bring new age of warfare
Experts say it may only a matter of time before either Russia or Ukraine, or both, deploy drones programmed to find and attack targets without humans.
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New in 2023: Here comes the first-ever surface drone fleet
Over the past year or so, Task Force 59 has operated surface drones in U.S. 5th Fleet waters for more than 25,000 hours.
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