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Autonomous tactical resupply: US-UK joint trials of driverless truck convoy, quadcopter drops

The UK and US armies conducted joint trials in Michigan of a driverless resupply truck convoy, quadcopter last-mile supply drops and a 4x4 remotely piloted by an Xbox controller

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Killer robots? UN to hold talks on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

The UN is to begin talks on autonomous weapons, but a treaty governing killer robots remains distant, the ambassador leading discussions said

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India conducts successful test of Nirbhay cruise missile

India conducted a successful test flight of the indigenously developed Nirbhay long-range sub-sonic cruise missile, the Ministry of Defense said

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Lockheed Martin awarded $26.3 million contract for compact airborne high-energy laser

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $26.3 million contract for the design and production of a high-power laser directed energy weapon for fighter aircraft

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India successfully tests new smart anti-airfield glide bomb

India conducted three successful tests of its indigenously developed glide bomb, the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon, the Ministry of Defence said

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Eurofighter Typhoon successfully completes Brimstone missile live firing trials

A series of live firings of the Brimstone precision air-to-surface strike missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon were completed successfully, BAE Systems said

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Blue Origin successfully test-fires innovative BE-4 rocket engine

Blue Origin successfully hot-fired its innovative, liquid natural gas-powered BE-4 rocket engine, a key step in the development of its new launch vehicles

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