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August 20, 2025
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Airbus H145 Makes First Autonomous Flight With AI

Airbus has successfully carried out its first autonomous helicopter flight test using Shield AI’s advanced Hivemind autonomy system. This marks a key milestone in integrating artificial intelligence into next-generation...

August 20, 2025
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Kazakhstan Creates Military AI Unit for Defense

Kazakhstan has taken a major step toward modernizing its armed forces with the launch of a new artificial intelligence unit under the Ministry of Defense. The unit’s creation marks...

August 19, 2025
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Ukraine Unveils 100-Km FPV Drone to Counter Jamming

Ukrainian defense start-up Fold is developing a new first-person view (FPV) drone powered by fiber-optic technology, offering a range of nearly 100 kilometers (62 miles). This capability would more...

August 18, 2025
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US Army’s LTAMDS Radar Achieves Milestones in Missile Test

The US Army’s new Patriot radar replacement, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), has cleared several critical milestones during a recent missile flight test at the...

August 18, 2025
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US Navy Burke-Class Destroyer Spotted With Coyote Interceptors

The US Navy has reportedly equipped the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Bainbridge with Coyote drone interceptors, marking a significant step in strengthening defenses against swarming UAVs. A recently released...

August 18, 2025
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Taiwan Labels Small Drones as Consumables for Quicker Deployment

Taiwan is set to reclassify small drones as consumables, similar to ammunition, rather than categorizing them as durable equipment like aircraft. The decision, modeled on a US policy introduced...

August 15, 2025
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Air Force aims to replace map drills with AI-driven exercises.

Old-style maps and static wargames may soon be replaced as the Air Force looks to industry for an AI-powered wargaming tool. The envisioned system would rapidly create scenarios, evolve...

August 15, 2025
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Taiwan builds new missile to strengthen maritime strike capabilities.

To reinforce its naval deterrence, Taiwan is developing a subsonic cruise missile with extended reach, potentially striking Chinese carrier groups up to 1,000 km away. Based on earlier Hsiung...

August 14, 2025
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Indian Air Force Seeks Development of Longer-Range Missiles

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has called on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to speed up work on longer-range missile systems in response to Pakistan’s growing military...

August 14, 2025
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Indian Navy Set to Commission Two P-17A Stealth Frigates

The Indian Navy is set to commission two new indigenously developed Project-17 Alpha (P-17A) frigates in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, marking a major milestone in strengthening its surface fleet. The...