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Technology
Opposition to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Remains Strong: Survey
A remarkable 61 percent of adult respondents from 28 countries have expressed their opposition to the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems in a recent online survey.
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Royal Marines to Use Drones for High Seas Anti-Smuggling Operations
A Royal Marines patrol vessel recently tested the efficacy of a Puma drone in tracking drug runners and smugglers on the English Channel.
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Europe
German Navy Green Lights Laser-Based Weapon for Naval Warships
The German armed forces have commissioned a joint partnership of two defense manufacturers to build a laser weapon for the navy, expected to be created, tested, and integrated by the end of the year.
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Technology
US Army Funds Device That Turns ‘Ditch Water’ Into Lifesaving IV Fluid
US Army medical researchers and a Colorado-based research firm are developing a device that purifies groundwater into an intravenous fluid — a life-saving necessity for treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
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Sea
US Marines Corps Green Lights Autonomous Vessel Carrying Armed Swarm Drones
The US Marines Corps has selected a Louisiana-based ship manufacturer to build a long-range unmanned warship equipped with its own swarm of armed drones.
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Ukrainian Navy Will Receive Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones This Year
The Ukrainian navy will receive an unspecified number of Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 drones with “improved characteristics” this year.
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Air
Sikorsky-Boeing Pitches Defiant X Helicopter Concept to Replace Black Hawk
Sikorsky-Boeing has unveiled its concept for the Defiant X rigid coaxial rotorcraft, a contender for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.
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New Research Method Detects Underwater Drones in Noisy Surroundings
A team of researchers has developed a technique to detect the acoustic signature of an unmanned underwater vehicle in noisy surroundings.
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Europe
British Army to Receive Six Detect and Destroy Systems for $140M
The UK government has awarded a $140 million contract to the local subsidiary of Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems to supply six “sensor-to-shooter” systems to the British Army.
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Russia to Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones
Russia has signed a contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E surveillance drones to Myanmar in a deal that marks Moscow’s entry into the unmanned aircraft market.
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