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15 February

Robotic Udar complex displayed at the Russian Defense Ministry's Innovation Day 2015 exhibition

Russia Develops Fully Autonomous Udar Combat Ground Vehicle

The Russian military will soon have its hands on a functioning prototype of the latest Udar Combat Ground Vehicle which can operate on different terrains completely unmanned.

12 February

Soldiers test a new Marker robot, in Magnitogorsk, Russia, October 2019.

Bidisha Das

Russia to Upgrade State-of-the-Art Marker Robotic Platform

Russia’s cutting edge Marker robotic combat platform will be given an upgrade so it can test the next generation of robots for the Ministry of Defense.

12 February

Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Dontreal Brown, from Leesburg, Fla., stands watch as an acoustic sensor operator during an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 19

Staff Writer

US Navy Wants AI-Assisted Sonar System for Improved Submarine Tracking

The US Navy wants to employ artificial intelligence to help sonar operators better utilize the system for improved tracking of enemy submarines.

11 February

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Bidisha Das

Russia Increasing Focus on AI to Create Advanced Weapons for Troops

Russia is increasing its focus on artificial intelligence to create advanced weapons for the armed forces, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

10 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Seeks Air-Launched Drone With Air-to-Air Missiles

DARPA has contracted three defense firms to work on the preliminary design of an air-launched armed drone system capable of firing multiple air-to-air missiles.

10 February

Bidisha Das

Russian Fifth-Generation Su-57 Fighter Receives Highly Automated Cockpit

Russia’s fifth-generation, multi-role Su-57 fighter jet now incorporates maximum automation capability that will allow it to virtually fly itself, allowing the pilot to more fully focus on combat.

10 February

CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth F. McKenzie

Staff Writer

US Army General: Small Drones Biggest Threat Since IEDs

The proliferation of inexpensive, small drones around the world is the “most concerning tactical development” since the rise of the improvised explosive device in Iraq, remarked Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie recently.

9 February

Kazakhstan's Shagala reconnaissance drone

Inder Singh Bisht

Kazakhstan Test Flies Home Grown Military Drone

Kazakhstan’s indigenous military unmanned aerial vehicle took its first test flight, underlining the strides the Central Asian nation has taken to domestically develop drones.

9 February