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20 February

Air

Drone strike on a pickup truck. Photo: Scout AI

Rojoef Manuel

Scout AI Pulls Off Live Drone Strike Using Natural-Language AI Commands

Scout AI has pulled off a live-fire demo that signals where battlefield artificial intelligence is heading.

20 February

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Turns Wales Into Powerhouse for Next-Gen Uncrewed Defense Systems

The UK has awarded the Welsh government a $67 million deal for expanding the development of autonomous and uncrewed military technologies.

19 February

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey’s ULAQ Global to Localize Drone Boat Production in Saudi Arabia

Turkish defense firm ULAQ Global Autonomous Systems has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to jointly develop and produce unmanned surface vessels in the kingdom.

17 February

Air

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tours SpaceX facilities with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as part of his Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 12, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Rojoef Manuel

Elon Musk Firms Enter Secret Pentagon Challenge for Voice-Based Drone Swarming Tech

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its subsidiary xAI are joining a secretive US Department of Defense competition centered on a voice command and control tool that could deploy multiple autonomous systems.

13 February

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Taiwan Expands AI Autonomy for Unmanned Platforms With Shield AI

Taiwan is integrating Shield AI’s Hivemind software to give unmanned systems real-time autonomy, reducing operator workload and boosting mission endurance.

13 February

Asia Pacific

North Korea's Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Warns of ‘Terrible Response’ if South Sends More Drones

North Korea threatened on Friday a "terrible response" if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South.

12 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Naval Research Office Taps Parallel Flight, Alpha for Heavy-Fuel UAS

California-based Parallel Flight Technologies and Spanish firm Alpha Unmanned Systems have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop engine solutions for autonomous aviation under a US Office of Naval Research program.

10 February

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Lockheed Rolls Out Undersea Drone That Hitches to Vessels to Reach Contested Zones

A new multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle from Lockheed Martin can attach itself to ships and submarines to slip into contested waters.

10 February

Africa

A Nigerian soldier wipes sweat off his face while participating in a special forces training exercise during Exercise Flintlock 2018 in Agadez, Niger, April 14, 2018. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise working with multinational special operations groups. The exercise is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 (SW/AW) Evan Parker/Released)

Staff Writer With AFP

Military Drone Strike in Niger Killed 17 Civilians in January: HRW

A drone strike apparently carried out by Niger's military killed 17 civilians, among them children, in western Niger last month, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

10 February

Asia Pacific