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Anthropic says Russians used Claude to build an autonomous drone swarm. Plus: the Air Force triples its CCA target, a cheaper Reaper rival, Germany's AI drones for Ukraine, Poland's rifle-sized interceptor, China's combat robot, and a hiding from drones...
Ukraine's drones struck a Russian gas facility 3,200km inside Russia, its deepest strike of the war. Also: the Army defends its drone commitment, a new drone endurance record, Iran studies a captured drone, and both sides harden against drones. Ukraine's...
Boeing and Anduril advance in the race for the Army's newest base defense interceptor. Plus: Ukraine's FP-7 missile nears combat debut, Poland's jet-powered strike drone, China's combat humanoid robots, and Australia's sub-hunting drone boats. Boeing And...
Senators want the Army to explain stripping the 173rd Airborne of its drone specialization. Elsewhere: Ukraine's ousted tech chief lands Palantir's CEO as investor, a new VR drone trainer, a German loitering munition, and India's helicopter drones. ...
The cost of new F-35 fighter jets has risen 11% to about $92M each. And: Ukraine deploys 10,000 cheap Hornet drones, China mass-produces a disposable interceptor, Britain wants lasers, Poland forms a new regiment, and cartel drones hit the border. The...
The US Army has awarded Palantir and Anduril $192M to move TITAN targeting into production. Also: Russia dodges sanctions for cheaper jet drones, Germany builds 5,000 drones for Kyiv, a jamming dome stops every drone, and a robot survives five hits. The...
China's 40,000-ton Type 076 enters trials as a carrier for its GJ-21 stealth drone. Plus: Japan's $55.6bn drone budget, the Army's drone-only soldiers, a Bradley carrying robot swarms, Germany's cargo robots for Ukraine, and a backpack drone killer. ...
Germany's Saber Junction exercise fielded nearly 2,000 autonomous systems, the most in its history. Elsewhere: Switzerland builds a drone battalion, Taiwan fights over drone spending, Ukraine's balloon drones, and Dutch and Italian interceptor buys. ...
Ukraine has confirmed the Magura MV11, the world's first purpose-built robot carrier for drones. Plus: Britain buys into Ukraine's AI labs, the Pentagon admits it's behind, a commander's doubts on ground robots, and Japan's fast interceptor deal. Ukraine...