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May- 2021 -

6 May

USAF Skyborg Autonomous Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The US Air Force test flew an unmanned aerial vehicle last month carrying a hardware/software autonomy suite for the first time, the service said.

5 May

Two US Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopters launch eight "fire and forget" AGM-114L Hellfire Air to Surface Missiles during a training exercise off the coast of Oahu as part of the Rim of the Pacific in 2016.

Tong Ong

Lockheed Martin Wins $663.7M Hellfire Missile Contract

Lockheed Martin has won a $663.7 million updated contract from the Pentagon for Hellfire II missile production.

5 May

Photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey.

Tong Ong

Turkey Converts Simsek System Into Autonomous ‘Kamikaze’ Drone

The Simsek System has been converted into a kamikaze drone, Turkish Aerospace Industries head Temel Kotil said during an interview with CNN Turk last week.

5 May

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Develops AI-Controlled Underwater Swarm Drone System: Source

Russia is developing a system consisting of a swarm of underwater combat drones, Russian media reported.

5 May

Space Force Staff Sgt. David Diehl II, 436th Communications Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of wing cybersecurity, displays his new uniform Space Force tapes and service branch patch at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 12, 2021.

Tong Ong

US Space Force Chief Scientist Says Human Augmentation ‘Imperative’

Human augmentation should be embraced by the West to keep up with the competition, a US Space Force chief scientist said.

4 May

An F-16 fighter jet being washed by an automated cleaning system at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

Tong Ong

US Air Force Unveils Robot Jet Washer for F-16s

The US Air Force has unveiled an automated cleaning system to deep clean F-16 fighter jets, capable of cleaning the entire plane in an hour instead of up to two days.

3 May

missile launched from an unmanned vehicle

Tong Ong

US Navy’s NMESIS Successfully Destroys Target at Sea During Test

The US Marine Corps successfully scored a direct hit against a surface target at sea during the inaugural test of the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from Point Mugu Sea Range in California.

Apr- 2021 -

29 April

Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binoculars

Joe Saballa

US Army Footage of New Night Vision Goggles ‘Video Game-Like’

The US Army shared footage of how the battlefield will appear as viewed through its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars, showing glowing figures likened to those in the popular video game Halo.

29 April