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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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N. Korea Completes Reconnaissance and Attack Drone Tests: Source

North Korea has successfully tested its unmanned reconnaissance and attack drones, according to a military source.

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Fire Scout Crashes Into USS Charleston and Disappears Into Sea

An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston after it took off from the vessel on Monday.

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US Army Fields First M-SHORAD System In Decades

The US Army has begun redeploying the Mobile Short Range Air Defense system after a hiatus of 13 years.

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US Approves SkyGuardian, Equipment Sale to Australia

The US government has approved the sale of 12 MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Australia.

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Houthis Launch Drone Attack on Saudi Military Base, Says Spokesman

Yemen's Houthi militia said on Twitter that they launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushit at dawn on Monday.

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Chinese Developer Claims Its Stealth Drone Rivals US B-21 Raider

Chinese drone developer Zhongtian Feilong claims it has built a prototype for a stealth drone that could take on the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider.

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