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May- 2021 -

6 May

Air

canada air force commander al meinzinger standing during a speech

Canadian Military to Acquire Armed Drones Worth Up to $5 Billion

Canada will issue a formal request for bids to purchase armed military drones worth up to $5 billion in the fall, Royal Canadian Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Al Meinzinger told The Canadian Press.

Apr- 2021 -

22 April

Americas

1- Sgt. Maj. Luke Blum, who serves as the DEVCOM acting command sergeant major and the senior enlisted leader for ARL, dons the ExoBoot as part of a study that analyzes how humans and autonomous systems adapt to each other

Tong Ong

US Army Studying How Autonomous, Wearable Tech Can Adapt to Soldiers

US Army researchers are conducting a study that involves an adaptive exoskeleton boot that optimizes soldier performance.

21 April

Americas

Army researchers create a new approach that allows autonomous systems to flexibly interpret and respond to soldier intent

Tong Ong

US Army Creating New Approach to Real-Time Conversational AI

US Army researchers have created a pioneering technique for combat vehicles and autonomous systems to interpret the intent of a soldier through spoken dialogue and respond appropriately.

13 April

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russia Establishing First Robot Tank Unit

In a bid to further strengthen its firepower amid increasing tension with Ukraine, the Russian government said it is now setting up its first military unit featuring strike robots.

Feb- 2021 -

4 February

Technology

A US Army Pacific soldier walks down a trail 22 July 2016 while controlling an unmanned vehicle as part of the Pacific Manned Unmanned–Initiative at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii.

Inder Singh Bisht

Corps General: Marines Must Shed Mistrust of AI

Marines need to shed their mistrust of unmanned and artificial intelligence systems in order to stay ahead of China’s growing military capabilities, said the force’s top officer.

3 February

Technology

Inder Singh Bisht

Opposition to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Remains Strong: Survey

A remarkable 61 percent of adult respondents from 28 countries have expressed their opposition to the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems in a recent online survey.

Jan- 2021 -

28 January

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Corps Green Lights Autonomous Vessel Carrying Armed Swarm Drones

The US Marines Corps has selected a Louisiana-based ship manufacturer to build a long-range unmanned warship equipped with its own swarm of armed drones.

28 January

Technology

A US Army Sapper, Ranger, and Airborne qualified Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, uses the Virtual Battle Space 3 (VBS3) system at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center’s Tactical Gaming division in Camp Aachen, Germany, May 3, 2019.

Tong Ong

US Govt Panel: Don’t Ban AI-Powered Autonomous Weapons

A government-appointed commission has argued that the US should not ban the use or development of artificial intelligence-powered autonomous weapons.

22 January

Europe

The new Royal Navy autonomous minesweeper

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Orders Three Autonomous Minesweepers for Royal Navy

The Royal British Navy has ordered three autonomous minesweepers capable of tracking down modern digital mines that remain undetected by traditional mine hunting methods.

Dec- 2020 -

17 December

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