Germany is reportedly set to begin large-scale deliveries of suicide drones to Ukraine. These drones possess high autonomy under electronic warfare conditions and can effectively strike targets at significant distances. Continue reading
Category Archives: AI
JSW Defence Invests $90M to Manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT in India
– JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd., part of the $24 billion JSW Group and Shield AI, Inc, a U.S defense technology company, today announced a strategic partnership to indigenize and manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT, a Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Continue reading
V-BATs Helped Ukrainians Cut Through Russia EW
When Russian jamming neutered the recon drones flown by a group of Ukrainian special operators near Dnipro in August, they turned to a new solution: V-BAT drones built to withstand the massive electronic interference used by both sides in the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mitsubishi Showcases AI-Powered Combat Drones
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed two models of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Japan. Continue reading
Thales Demonstrates AI-Controlled Drone Swarms
On 16 October 2024, in the first flight tests of their kind, Thales demonstrated the potential of deploying swarms of drones with different levels of autonomy. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Adds Cutting-Edge AI Capabilities to Forward Area Air Defense
– Northrop Grumman Corporation announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to help warfighters make real-time, informed decisions on the move. The Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Advanced Battle Manager (ABM) system addresses the growing complexity of threats in the counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) mission space. Continue reading
Red Cat and Palladyne AI Partner to Embed Artificial Intelligence into Teal Drones
– Palladyne AI Corp., a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in the defense and commercial sectors, and Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, today announced a partnership intended to enhance the autonomous capabilities of all Red Cat’s Teal drones using Palladyne AI’s Pilot software. Continue reading
DARPA Awards BAE Systems $4M for Tactical Autonomy Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organization a $4 million contract for Phase 1 of the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program. Continue reading