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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Army to Improve Encryption of Drone Communications
The US army is collaborating with two companies to enable small unmanned aircraft systems to deploy a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network.
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Air
US Fifth Generation Target Drone to Begin Test Flights
The Defense Department announced it will begin test flights of its much-anticipated Fifth Generation Aerial Target drone (5GAT) later this month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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Space
New Race for Space: DoD Official Outlines US Space Strategy
On the heels of a meeting in which the US space chief declared that America must be prepared for warfare in space, a Department of Defense official detailed the country's space strategy.
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Americas
US Army Funds Research Enabling Drones to Run on More Fuel Types
The US army has awarded the University of Illinois Chicago an $8 million research grant to help develop specialized sensors that could enable military drones to run on any type of fuel.
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Europe
UK’s First Protector Unmanned Aircraft Completes Inaugural Flight
The UK’s first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System completed its maiden flight.
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Americas
AI Can Change Nearly Every Aspect of the Battlefield, Esper Says
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reiterated the importance of ethical principles for the American military as it seeks to become a dominant player in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Military Set to Deploy Israeli Counter-Drone System
Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense have launched an operational pilot program employing a counter-drone for the US Special Forces.
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Africa
Boko Haram Kill 10 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists killed 10 civilians in attacks on three villages in restive northeast Nigeria, local security officials said Monday.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Awards Four Defense Firms Contract to Build AI-Powered Skyborg Drone
Pentagon said Skyborg is an autonomous attritable aircraft "capable of achieving a diverse set of missions to generate massed combat power; delivering a future Air Force which can deter, blunt and defeat peer adversaries."
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Air
Trump Allows Defense Firms To Sell More Armed Drones to Foreign Armies
The change ordered by Trump will reclassify armed drones from a technology whose export is severely restricted to a category that can be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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