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The Hido II Rover unmanned ground vehicle

Hidonix Joins Defense Sector With AI, Robotics Focus

California-based Hidonix Industries has formally repositioned itself as a defense contractor, directing its expertise in artificial intelligence and robotics toward military and public safety operations.

13 March

Joe Saballa

AI Could Put Drone Armies in the Hands of a Single Leader, Warns Anthropic CEO

AI is advancing fast enough to reshape how military force is organized and controlled, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that speed comes with serious risks.

13 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Canadian Tech Aims to Solve Arctic Navigation Constraints

Operating in the Arctic has long challenged defense and autonomous systems, where extreme weather, limited infrastructure, and GPS disruptions can quickly complicate missions.

13 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Elbit to Develop Helmet-Mounted US Soldier Mission Command System

The US Army has awarded Elbit America a $120.5-million contract to develop a helmet-mounted mission command system.

13 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Autonomy and Electronic Warfare Converge in ‘Breakthrough’ Trial

What happens when drones are given the ability to think for themselves in the electromagnetic battlefield? L3Harris and Shield AI have just offered a glimpse in a new autonomous electronic warfare trial.

12 March

Master Sgt. Bradley Blair, senior enlisted leader, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, Office of the Dean, completes an exercise in a T-6A Texan II virtual reality flight simulator while wearing a cap that measures brain activity after applying a cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, or ctVNS, device to his neck during a test at the Human Universal Measurement and Assessment Network Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 19, 2023. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Human Effectiveness Directorate developed a military-grade ctVNS device to enhance cognitive performance in Airmen and Guardians, specifically to accelerate training, mitigate fatigue and enable decision superiority. USAFSAM and the Human Effectiveness Directorate are two mission units that comprise AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

Rojoef Manuel

US Tests Suspected Weapon Tied to Havana Syndrome in Secret Lab Experiments

The US has obtained and tested a suspected directed-energy weapon that investigators believe could help explain the controversial illness known as Havana Syndrome.

12 March

Satellite view over the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: MizarVision

Rojoef Manuel

Chinese AI Startup Watching US Military Assets in Middle East From Space

The company released high-resolution images showing American bases, fighter jets, warships, and missile defense systems across the conflict-ridden region.

12 March

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army to Equip Airborne Troops With MANET-Enabled Tactical Radios

The UK has selected Persistent Systems to equip the British Army’s global response force with an advanced tactical communication system.

12 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Tool Helps Operators Spot Unknown Airborne Signals

New York firm Hidden Level is giving operators a new way to see what was previously invisible with Power in the Sky, a next-gen radio frequency detection tool that spots unknown airborne signals.

12 March