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Nov- 2018 -

6 November

Pentagon awards AeroVironment $3.2 million Puma AE drone contract for US Indo-Pacific ally

The US Department of Defense awarded AeroVironment a $3.2 million contract to supply and support its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system for an Indo-Pacific ally

Sep- 2018 -

15 September

Business

Deploying the RQ-20 Puma UAV in Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

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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

Jun- 2018 -

7 June

Technology

Fergus Kelly

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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

May- 2018 -

26 May

Commentary

Google Project Maven lethal autonomous weapon systems

Opinion Editor

1

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

7 May

Commentary

Opinion Editor

2

Assessing Azerbaijan’s indigenous defense industry capabilities

As Azerbaijan accelerates defense spending, Ayaz Rzayev takes an in-depth look at the state’s military-industrial capacity and cooperation with nations including Israel, Turkey, South Africa and Russia

1 May

Middle East

Anna Varfolomeeva

5

Signaling strength: Russia’s real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US

Syria has become Russia's “ultimate testing ground” for weapons, and Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare technology to interfere with Coalition-led operations.

Apr- 2018 -

20 April

Business

Staff Writer With AFP

US eases restrictions on armed drone exports in bid to boost sales

The US dropped some restrictions on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market

Feb- 2018 -

27 February

Technology

Leonardo's SW-4 Solo flies with no pilot on board

Joanne Stocker

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Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard

Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board

Nov- 2017 -

28 November

Technology

Fergus Kelly

1

General Atomics to integrate precision-guided small diameter bomb onto Reaper drone

General Atomics was awarded a $17.5 million contract to integrate the precision-guided GBU-39B small diameter bomb onto its MQ-9 Reaper, giving the drone a 75 km stand-off weapons capability

20 November

Business