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17 June

A soldier uses Thales’ GLADIATOR Live Training system during a military exercise, providing real-time data collection and analysis to support performance assessment and After Action Reviews. Image: Thales

Thales Launches ‘Gladiator’ AI Platform for Military Training Analysis

Military training exercises generate vast data, and Thales aims to solve this with an AI platform for faster analysis and evaluation.

17 June

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK Opens ‘Europe’s Largest Drone Test Range’ to Accelerate Military Innovation

The UK has opened what it describes as Europe’s largest drone testing facility, aiming to speed the development and deployment of new capabilities for its armed forces.

17 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New LADOS System Aims to Fuse Battlefield Assets Into One Command Layer

Florida-based Ondas is advancing battlefield coordination with a layered command-and-control system designed to connect military equipment into a unified operational network.

17 June

Technology

Airman 1st Class Orlando Saenz, services specialist, 184th Force Support Squadron, finds a Pokéstop in the airpark at McConnell Air Force Base July 27. The purpose of Pokémon Go is to get gamers off the couch and out in the community through an interactive game.

Rojoef Manuel

Pokémon Go Data Quietly Trained AI for Drone Battlefield Mapping

Millions of Pokémon Go players spent years scanning real-world locations for in-game rewards, unaware their data would later help train artificial intelligence tied to military drone navigation systems.

17 June

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Elbit Creates Smart Module to Power Manned-Unmanned Teaming Ops

The future battlefield may rely as much on connectivity as firepower.

16 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A Drone Lighter Than a Laptop: Teledyne Shrinks Battlefield ISR to 450 Grams

A new micro-drone from Teledyne FLIR Defense is designed to deliver continuous reconnaissance and extend situational awareness beyond line of sight.

16 June

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Milrem Proposes Drone-Hunting Robot Wall Across NATO’s Eastern Flank

Milrem Robotics is pitching a new concept that would place “robotic forces” along NATO’s eastern flank, stretching from Finland to Poland.

16 June

Technology

Pictured: Regents Park Barracks played host to a demonstration of Project ASGARD, which is focused on transforming and speeding up how land forces make decisions via new software that exploits modern artificial intelligence / machine learning-based digital technologies. Asgard was showcased to international allies and industry partners in London. Participants were shown the capability in action, including its powerful impact on enemies. New British Army technology has been launched that will improve the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduce decision-making time for strikes. The Asgard digital system will help soldiers find and attack enemy targets from much greater distances. Following successful trials by British soldiers in Estonia, Asgard uses artificial intelligence and secure communications to help soldiers make faster decisions about targets, saving crucial time in combat. The system will make the Army ten times more lethal over the next ten years. It combines weapon systems, surveillance equipment, automated technology, digital connections and data analysis. Asgard forms part of the work to create a wider digital targeting web across the UK’s Armed Forces by 2027, backed by more than £1 billion in funding. It will better connect military weapons systems, allowing battlefield decisions for targeting enemy threats to be made and executed faster. The digital system will see the British Army leading the way in NATO in its use of technology to change how it fights, improving speed and accuracy.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Forms Taskforce to Fast-Track AI on the Battlefield

The UK has created a new military unit to embed artificial intelligence into combat operations, targeting faster responses in increasingly complex battlespaces.

15 June

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

IAI Targets Sixth-Gen Platforms With New Battle Management System

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is aiming to speed up data processing and coordination across multi-domain operations with a new decentralized battle management system for future combat platforms.

15 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DARPA Pushes Next-Gen Military Battery Program Targeting 10x Energy Gain

The US is launching a new effort to develop next-gen military batteries capable of delivering significantly higher endurance and power output for future battlefield systems.

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