drones
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Sep- 2018 -15 SeptemberBusiness
Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems
AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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Aug- 2018 -22 AugustBusiness
Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland
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8 AugustBusiness
AAI awarded $12.8 million drone ISR contract for Afghanistan airfields
Textron subsidiary AAI Corp. was awarded a $12.75 million contract modification to provide drone system ISR for US force protection in Afghanistan
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Jul- 2018 -25 JulyBusiness
US to procure more Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone systems for Afghanistan
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $11 million contract for the supply of 27 ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems for Afghanistan, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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11 JulyMiddle East
Patriot missile intercepts drone fired from Syria, Israeli army says
The IDF said it fired a Patriot missile and intercepted a drone that was flown from Syrian territory toward the Golan Heights
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Jun- 2018 -26 JuneBusiness
Australia to buy six MQ-4C Triton drones, first to be in service in 2023
Australia is to invest Au$1.4 billion ($1.04 billion) to procure the first of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for maritime surveillance, the government said
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7 JuneTechnology
Google will not use artificial intelligence for weapons, CEO Sundar Pichai says
Google announced it will not use artificial intelligence for weapons or to "cause or directly facilitate injury to people," as it unveiled a set of principles for the use of these key technologies
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6 JuneExercises
NATO and Rafael carry out unmanned surface vehicle missile exercise off Israeli coast
Rafael and NATO carried out joint training of the Protector unmanned surface vehicle off the Israeli coast this month, demonstrating the USV's capabilities against naval swarm threats
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2 JuneTechnology
China releases video of 56-boat drone swarm near Hong Kong
Chinese state media published video of a swarm of 56 Yunzhou-Tech unmanned boats coordinating a set of maneuvers near the Wanshan islands south of Hong Kong
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May- 2018 -26 MayCommentary
Project Maven does not make Google evil
As controversy rages over Google working with the U.S. military to include its AI software in American drone programs, Saahil Dama argues that regulation of autonomous weapons systems – not prohibition – is key
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