Technology
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Dec- 2020 -11 December
France Gives Ethical Nod To ‘Augmented Soldiers’
A French military’s ethics committee has given the country’s armed forces the go-ahead to begin research on developing “augmented soldiers” for improved battlefield performance.
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11 December
US Army Developing Algorithms to Improve Quadrotor Drone In-Flight Performance
US Army researchers are developing algorithms that will allow quadrotor drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
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10 December
US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones
A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.
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9 December
Japan Weighs Ships for Aegis Missile Defense System
Japan will build two ships equipped with Aegis missile interceptors after public opposition forced the government to scrap deployment of a costly land-based system, the country's defense minister said.
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8 December
Russia Announces First Armed Test of Heavy Strike Stealth ‘Hunter’ Drone
The Russian heavy strike stealth drone, Okhotnik, has reportedly flown with simulated air-to-air missiles for the first time.
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7 December
Iran Says Scientist Killed by Satellite-Controlled Machine Gun
A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards told local media Sunday.
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4 December
US Army-Funded Research Could Allow Battlefield Telepathy
A US Army-funded research breakthrough in separating brain signals that influence actions from behavior raised hopes of developing technology that will allow soldiers to silently communicate during operations.
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4 December
US Army Develops More Efficient, Self-Adjusting Turbine Engine Design
Researchers from the US Army and two American universities have developed a new turbine engine design with improved performance through automatic, in-air adjustment of its rotor blades.
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4 December
Eyeing China, Top US General Sees Tech Revolution on Battlefield
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority over China.
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Nov- 2020 -30 November
US Air Force Awards Drone Defeating Radar System Contract to Black Sage
The US Air Force has purchased a counter-drone radar system from Black Sage Technologies to combat enemy Unmanned Aerial System threats.
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