The combat realities in Ukraine and the Red Sea continue to drive accelerated Pentagon action to engineer and deploy a new generation of paradigm-changing drone technologies. The potential drone ...
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China’s AI Drone Swarms Should Terrify the United States

China is building drone swarms—and advancing the AI technology that controls them, increasingly without regard for safety considerations or human oversight.
Despite those defensive measures and the small explosive payload drones carry, most of the armored vehicles damaged or destroyed in Ukraine were done in by armed drones. Over 70 percent of all Russian ...
The Pentagon has awarded a contract to XTEND Reality Inc for a "multi-dimensional drone swarm" that includes multiple types ...
A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...
Indian Army & IAF to induct 16 indigenous anti-drone laser systems with 2 km range, proven in recent conflicts, boosting ...
The drone war in Ukraine and the growing drone treat in the West is pushing industry and new innovation.
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Britain’s DragonFire Laser Can Torch Drones in Mid-Air

Despite the DragonFire laser’s impressive capabilities, it is not perfect; like all laser weapons, it operates only within line of sight, and can be degraded by poor weather conditions.
U.S. carriers are difficult to sink, but there are a variety of weapons and tactics available to various nations should they attempt to sink a carrier.
The Scottish Hebrides Islands are known for their stunning landscapes and rich Gaelic culture. Now, they’re about to be known ...
The Army announced plans Monday to spend $750 million per year on a new initiative to bring Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurial speed to weapons development, particularly drone and anti-drone ...