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October 24, 2024
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AI-Driven Combat Drone Concepts Unveiled by Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries revealed two artificial intelligence-driven collaborative combat aircraft concepts at Tokyo’s Japan International Aerospace event. The first, a tactical combat support drone shown as a 1:10-scale model,...

October 24, 2024
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Saronic Introduces Largest Unmanned Maritime Vessel in Support of Pentagon’s China Program

The defense technology company Saronic Technologies has unveiled its biggest autonomous surface vessel so far, the 24-foot Corsair. This new ASV comes after the introduction of the 14-foot Cutlass...

October 21, 2024
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Turkey Set to Donate a Considerable Number of Kamikaze Drones to Albania

Turkey will supply Albania with a “significant number” of loitering munitions, emphasizing their closer ties. The donation is not intended as an aggressive act. Details on the exact quantity,...

October 21, 2024
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Poland to Upgrade Bayraktar TB2 Drone Functionality With Latest Contract

Through a new logistical and service support contract with Turkish company Baykar, Poland aims to upgrade the operability of its 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones. The NATO Support and Procurement...

October 20, 2024
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India Achieves Major Leap in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

The Kargil conflict of 1999 revealed India’s surveillance weaknesses in the operational zone. Enemy positions were slow to be identified. In a creative move, a young IAF pilot used...

October 18, 2024
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Chinese Engineers Develop VTOL Drone With 2-Ton Payload, Modeled After the Osprey

Marking a significant milestone, China has showcased the Lanying R6000 — a heavy-lift tiltrotor drone capable of flying at 340 mph (547 km/h) while carrying up to 4,400 pounds...

October 18, 2024
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To advance autonomous systems, the US Navy has signed a $248 million contract with Leidos for design and engineering work.

A follow-on contract has been awarded to Leidos by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to support unmanned and automated maritime ISR systems. This single-award task order has an...

October 18, 2024
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The role of autonomous, small, uncrewed platforms in broadening maritime operational range.

A proven leader in large autonomous UAS, Northrop Grumman has unveiled Helix and Scion, two mission-focused autonomous capabilities for smaller platforms. These technologies will quickly transform commercial uncrewed systems...

October 18, 2024
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The US Marine Corps witnessed Airbus’s successful first demonstration of the Lakota UH-72 drone helicopter.

The U.S. Marine Corps recently saw the successful initial demonstration of the Lakota UH-72 drone helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station, where the ALC system’s capabilities to support logistics...

October 18, 2024
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Thales Reveals AI-Driven Next-Generation Autonomous Drone Swarms

Thales has tested drone swarms in flight, demonstrating their potential with different autonomy settings. These tests are a key step in bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into drone warfare, showing...