Congress hears AI can outpace human oversight, a fatal strike shows this is real. Plus: British Army operates a drone swarm, Watchkeeper replaced, a Mojave lands on rough ground, France disperses its tanks, detecting silent drones, & F-16s share...
Category: Military AI
Russian Developers Used Claude To Build An Autonomous Drone Swarm
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...
Boeing and Anduril Advance in the Race for a New Interceptor
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...
Lawmakers Push Back On US Army Drone Unit Shutdown
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. ...
US Army Moves Its AI Targeting Network Into Production
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...
Ukraine Unveils The World’s First Robot Aircraft Carrier
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...
China’s Attack Drone Lost Its Lock, So The Operator Flew It By Hand
A Chinese UCAV's autopilot lost lock on a manoeuvring target 3 minutes before the strike, so the operator flew it by hand. Elsewhere: a Chinese robot wolf, the Pentagon's new counter-drone shop, Ukraine's drone diplomacy, and a Taiwan swarm test. Manual...
Loyal Wingman, CCA, or Both? Inside The Global Race to Build Autonomous Squadronmates
The US, UK, Australia, China, Japan, India and a post-FCAS Europe are all building autonomous aircraft to fly alongside crewed ones. The terms get used almost interchangeably, but they're not quite the same thing, and neither is the level of autonomy on...
Russia’s Compass-And-Screws Fix For GPS-Jammed Drones
Russia is bolting compasses onto jammed drones and merging two drone types onto one network to dodge jamming. Also: a $50M Buk-M3 destroyed by one drone, a Tu-95 bomber hit from 800km, Navy robots reporting from the seabed, and a new Sikorsky VTOL. A...