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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...
Russia has installed a general to lead its new drone branch as jet drones outpace Ukraine's interceptors. And: an Mi-8 launches interceptors, Soviet BRDM-2s become robots, Saab's stealthy supersonic drone, and Japan's defence giants join the race. Russia...
The US Army is shutting its drone unit as NORAD warns bases are ill-equipped for attacks. Also: Ukrainian drones wrecked a US armor brigade in wargames, blinded an S-400 in a $170M hunt, a 2,000km Ukrainian UAV, and Turkey's drone-carrying wingman. The...
Australia unveiled a ten year defence strategy while a Saildrone caught an $81M cocaine haul across the world. Plus: France's carmakers build drones, Rolls-Royce engines a German wingman, two Israeli firms scale up, a robot boat runs errands in Hawaii. ...