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Royal Marines to Use Drones for High Seas Anti-Smuggling Operations 

A Royal Marines patrol vessel recently tested the efficacy of a Puma drone in tracking drug runners and smugglers on the English Channel.

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20-Strong Drone Swarm Deployed in Largest Ever UK Trial

The UK has tested a swarm of 20 fixed-wing drones — the largest military-focused trial of an unmanned aerial vehicle swarm in the country to date.

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Citadel Defense Lands Multi-Million US Contract for AI Counter-Drone System

Citadel Defense has been awarded a multi-million dollar government contract for Titan, its AI-powered, radiofrequency based counter-drone system.

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Downed Israeli Drone

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it downed an Israeli drone Monday after it flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line border, while Israel acknowledged an unmanned aircraft had crashed.

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Yemenis Seek Justice for ‘Unlawful’ US Drone Strike Killings

Two Yemeni families have filed a petition this week against the US government over the "unlawful" killing of 34 relatives, including nine children, in counter-terrorism operations, said human rights group Reprieve.

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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.

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Ukrainian Navy Will Receive Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones This Year

The Ukrainian navy will receive an unspecified number of Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 drones with “improved characteristics” this year.

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New Research Method Detects Underwater Drones in Noisy Surroundings

A team of researchers has developed a technique to detect the acoustic signature of an unmanned underwater vehicle in noisy surroundings.

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AI-Enabled Drone Shows US Army It Can Localize Targets

During a test at the US Army’s Project Convergence, a small drone used artificial intelligence-enabled software to find, fix, track, and identify targets in a complex urban environment.

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US General Suggests Human Control Over AI Not Always Possible

When it comes to defeating drone swarms, the Pentagon may have to relax rules on human control over artificial intelligence combat systems, US Army Gen. John Murray said.

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