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Boeing, Shipbuilder Team Up to Build Giant Underwater Drones
The aerospace firm is bringing Huntington Ingalls on to help with its 50-ton Echo Voyager — and that’s just for starters.
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Stinger Missiles Can Now Shoot Down Small Drones
A missile that gained notoriety in the 1980s has been updated for today’s battlefield.
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In Urgent Request, US Special Ops Adds 350 Kamikaze Drones to Fight ISIS
And that's not all. The command is also opening a drone-hacker lab to help keep up with ISIS weaponeers.
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The Military is Using Human Brain Waves to Teach Robots How to Shoot
Without even realizing it, soldiers could soon be training robot sharpshooters to take their jobs.
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Marines: 'The First One Through the Door Should Be a Lethal Robot'
The future of amphibious warfare looks like a constellation of bots large and small. The main challenge now is getting them to talk to each other.
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The Five Coolest Drones from America's Biggest Naval Arms Show
New drones above and beneath the waves will change the way navies sail and fight in contested waters.
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Connecticut Police May Soon Hunt Perps with Lethal Drones
A new bill under consideration forbids civilians from outfitting drones with weapons but includes a crucial exemption for police.
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Why You Can’t Shoot Terrorists With Lasers, Yet
Military leaders are eager to have the precision of a directed-energy weapon — yet plenty of legal and practical obstacles remain.
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Russia Joins US in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots
A pair of Russian programs hastens the day that drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.
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Counter-Terror Chief: Expect Terrorist Drone Swarms 'Soon'
An upcoming competition will spotlight systems for downing enemy UAVs attacking solo or in groups.
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Air Force Buys Mysterious Israeli Weapon to Kill ISIS Drones
What is this secret weapon? Pentagon officials aren’t saying, but here are some clues.
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The Drones of ISIS
Islamic State fighters are launching an ever-wider assortment of deadly drones, even as their UAV factories come under heavy attack.
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US Army Looking to 3D-Print Minidrones in 24 Hours
Future soldiers will make their own eyes-in-the-sky on the go.
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Wanted by the Military: An Ender’s Game Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
The Pentagon is looking for a single controller to enable dismounted ground troops to steer "hundreds" of drones for urban warfare.
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A Team of Drones Pulls Off a (Staged) Search-and-Rescue Mission
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky merger leads to unique demonstration involving drones large and small.
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The US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket
The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.
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UK Is Crowdsourcing Its Swarming Drone Attacks
It’s looking for ways to allow a single soldier to control up to 20 drones at once.
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US Army Racing to Catch Up to Russia On Battle Drones
After watching UAVs dominate eastern Ukrainian skies, the service is seeking counter-drone tech and new families of flying robots.
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Report: Weapons AI Increasingly Replacing, Not Augmenting, Human Decision Making
A new survey of existing and planned smart weapons finds that AI is increasingly used to replace humans, not help them.
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