Army doubles balloons for upcoming SWARMS demo, adds NORAD to the mix
"We're going to launch in multiple waves, demonstrating what a phased use of these might look like over time," said Andrew Evans inside the Army’s intel shop.
BAE Systems eyes customers for new Tridon Mk2 counter-drone system
The weapon is based around a modified Bofors 40mm gun and billed as a kinetic way to knock drones and swarms out of the skies.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
First Anduril prototype ‘Ghost Shark’ drone sub delivered to Aussies 3 months early
"Due to its modular and multi-role nature, our adversaries will need to assume that their every move in the maritime domain is subject to our surveillance and that every [sub drone] is capable of deploying a wide range of effects, including lethal ones," says Rear Adm. Peter Quinn.
Swarming drones in Abu Dhabi: UAE’s HALCON unveils new capability
“Once the target is identified, a decision is made among the swarm, and based on the target size, shape, and category, they decide how many drones are needed to destroy the target," the company's CEO told Breaking Defense.
Drones Vs. Drones: Lockheed MORFIUS Uses Microwaves To Kill Swarms
Crucial to the promise of MORFIUS is its ability to zap many drones at once in mid-air, far from the friendly vehicles, buildings, or people actively being defended.
What’s In A Name? Billions In Cuts Depend On Defining ‘Legacy’
As defense budgets face post-COVID cuts, everyone wants to axe “legacy” systems. But the services define “legacy” very differently from defense reformers.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
AFRL’s Golden Horde To Test Swarming Munitions In Digital ‘Colosseum’
The new simulation environment will use 'digital twins' to rapidly test and iterate "collaborative autonomous networked technologies," AFRL explains.
DoD Drone Strategy Focuses On Low-End Threats – Not Nation-States
In April, the Yuma, Ariz. test range will host a competition of “low collateral damage” countermeasures designed to stop mini-drones without firing a shot. But can such a restrained approach stop the drone swarms Russia and others are developing?
DoD Creating Standards For AI Programs
DoD has "so many hundreds of programs that we really couldn't do a fair evaluation of each individual activity," Mark Lewis, director of modernization in the Research and Engineering office, said today.
Campaign To Stop Killer Robots ‘Unethical’ & ‘Immoral’: Bob Work
"They’re willing to say, 'I’m willing to sacrifice the lives of American servicemen and women, I'm willing to take more civilian casualties ... on the off chance that sometime in the future this weapon will exist."
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
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Army Moves Out On Lasers, Hypersonics: Lt. Gen. Thurgood
"You want to kill a swarm of things — whatever that thing is — lasers are not really a swarm-killing tool. They can kill things fast, but they can’t kill a swarm of things fast enough.”
Genocide Swarms & Assassin Drones: The Case For Banning Lethal AI
Don't fear robots who rebel against their human masters. Fear robots that obey the wrong human.
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Small Jets For Big Swarms: Kratos Buys Turbine Tech Company
“These are engines that would fit on your tabletop," said Kratos exec Stacey Rock. "We don’t want hundreds of ‘em, we want thousands [of drones] to overwhelm the threat."
US Army Pursues Israeli Robots
TARDEC, soon to be part of the new Army Futures Command, is exploring a wide range of Israeli robots. But IAI is already looking into the next generation: "flocks" or swarms of robotic systems that communicate with each other and collaborate to accomplish their mission.