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9 September

Thai military personnel and government officials gather during an initiative to build digital skills and strengthen AI capabilities across Thailand’s armed forces. Photo: Digital Government Agency (DGA)

Thailand Is Putting Its Entire Military Through AI Training

Thailand is taking AI training military-wide under a new national program designed to strengthen the armed forces’ artificial intelligence, data governance, and cyber capabilities.

8 September

(Representative only.) Taiwanese Army during a military exercise. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Giulia Bernacchi

Taiwan Proposes to Build Military Team for Hunting Chinese Hackers

Taiwan has proposed allocating $3.03 million in its 2027 budget to create a specialized unit to find Chinese hackers.

8 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Robot Sailors Instead of Humans? South Korea Puts the Idea to the Test

South Korea is testing whether one of its sailors of the future could be a humanoid robot.

8 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Hanwha Teases Drone-Enabled Combat Concept for K9 Howitzers

At a K9 User Club gathering in Estonia, Hanwha Aerospace outlined a new operational concept for howitzers aimed at enabling faster and more accurate artillery strikes on the battlefield.

7 September

HMAS Anzac conducts maritime manoeuvres during the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21 deployment. *** Local Caption *** Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21 (IPE21) is Australias flagship regional engagement activity, reinforcing Australias strong and enduring partnerships in Southeast Asia. Centred on a maritime task group, IPE21 involves HMA Ships Canberra and Anzac and approximately 700 people, including Australian Defence Force and civilian defence personnel, and sea riders from partner nations. Engagements have been modified in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be carried out primarily through contactless port visits, and will include a range of virtual workshops and at-sea activities.

Inder Singh Bisht

Babcock Wins $93M Contract to Sustain Australian Anzac-Class Frigates

Australia has awarded Babcock a $129-million Australian dollar ($93-million) contract to sustain the Australian navy’s Anzac-class frigates.

7 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Advances Homegrown Drone Swarm System for Coordinated Strikes

Indian startup Armanetics has developed ARMANET, a mission control platform designed to coordinate multiple quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicles as a single swarm.

4 September

Artificial intelligence technology. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Samantha Alexa

China’s AI Attack Chain Trails Foreign Models, Researchers Find

China wants to turn AI into an offensive battlefield tool, but Chinese military researchers say the People’s Liberation Army still has a long way to go.

4 September

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photo: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan

Samantha Alexa

Japan Puts AI at the Center of Record $55.6B Defense Push

Japan is seeking a record $55.6-billion defense budget for fiscal 2027, with AI, unmanned systems, and long-range weapons at the center of its military buildup.

4 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Indian Navy Explores ‘Flying Torpedo’ With Glide Capability

A torpedo that glides through the air before diving beneath the waves is at the center of the Indian Navy’s latest push to counter distant underwater threats.

4 September