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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, based out of Fort Moore, Ga., take part in a human machine integration demonstration using the Ghost Robotic Dog, and the U.S. Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) of new U.S. Army capabilities at Project Convergence - Capstone 4 in Fort Irwin, Calif., March 15, 2024. The robotic dog is a mid-sized, high-endurance, agile unmanned ground vehicle that provides enhanced reconnaissance and situational awareness supporting Soldiers on the ground. The SMET is an eight-wheeled, enabling robotic technology serving as a “robotic mule” with a wide range of flexibility to operate in combat, combat support and combat service support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)

US Taps Consortium for Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Software Prototype

The US has teamed with eight industry partners to prototype autonomous software and processes for the army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.

4 April

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force to Transform F-16s Into Autonomous Flight Testbeds

The US Air Force has selected three F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for the agency’s autonomous flight testing program.

4 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Venezuela Says US Building ‘Secret’ Bases in Disputed Guyana Region

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of building "secret military bases" in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory.

3 April

Juster Domingo

Brazil Launches Third Riachuelo-Class Submarine

Brazil has officially launched Tonelero, the third Riachuelo-class submarine built in collaboration with France, in Rio de Janeiro.

3 April

Joe Saballa

US Navy Review Exposes Major Shipbuilding Delays in Nine Key Programs

A recent US Navy review has exposed major delays in nine of the service’s key shipbuilding programs, with some of them lagging by as much as three years.

3 April

US State Department spokesman John Kirby

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says It Played No Role in Israeli Strike on Iran Consulate

The US had no involvement in an Israeli airstrike on Iran's consular annex building in the Syrian capital Damascus and was not informed about it in advance, officials said.

3 April