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Japan’s New Attack Drone Comes in a Flashlight-Sized Package

Japan has offered a first look at a new combat drone roughly the size of a flashlight, giving troops a compact system designed to scout and strike ground targets at close range.

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VAMPIRE Gains Passive AI Detection to Hunt Drones in Silence

Shield AI has licensed its Tracker Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System software to L3Harris, paving the way for a fully integrated detect-and-defeat capability aboard the VAMPIRE weapon system.

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US Army Tests Army MAX AI Tool to Speed Up Military Procurement

The US Army is piloting an artificial intelligence tool designed to accelerate the conversion of military requirements into contract solicitations.

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Indian Navy Brings AI Into the Hunt for ‘Dark Vessels’

The Indian Navy is set to gain an AI-powered view of the Indo-Pacific, with Vantor providing satellite intelligence designed to detect and track vessels.

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Black Hawk Fires Altius Strike Drones in Landmark Test

The US Army is experimenting with new capabilities for the H-60M Black Hawk by integrating next-gen unmanned systems.

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California Firm Builds ‘Spike’ C-UAS to Hunt FPV Drones at 200 Km/H

As small first-person view drones increasingly dominate modern battlefields, US firm Mara is introducing a new integrated counter-unmanned aerial system designed to defeat them.

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US Army Moves First High-Energy Laser Into Production With $465M AV Deal

The US Army has awarded AeroVironment a $464.8-million contract to supply LOCUST laser weapons, marking the service’s first production contract for a high-energy laser weapon system.

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New Ukrainian Fixed-Wing UAV Offers Customizable Onboard Systems

Ukrainian firm BlueBird Tech is giving users the freedom to choose the onboard systems carried by its Bebradron KIT fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Grok and ChatGPT Join Pentagon’s GenAI.mil Platform

The Pentagon is expanding its military use of AI, adding Starshield AI’s Grok for Government and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil to its GenAI.mil platform for unclassified work.

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Germany to Arm Ships With New Active, Close-Range Counter-Drone System

Germany has unveiled the “SCILT Naval” active counter-drone system, envisioned as a new way for maritime forces to defend against close-range threats.

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