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Jun- 2018 -7 JuneTechnology
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
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May- 2018 -10 MayAfrica
Training and command issues highlighted in Pentagon’s Niger ambush probe
An investigation into last year's deadly assault on U.S. and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable blunders leading up to the attack, the Pentagon said
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Apr- 2018 -5 AprilMiddle East
US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says
The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. forces to leave the country
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Jan- 2018 -30 JanuaryCommentary
Want to send your location to ISIS? There’s an app for that.
The Strava data may not put US bases at risk but fitness trackers and "Internet of Things" devices raise concerns about operational security
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Dec- 2017 -12 DecemberBusiness
Saudi Arabia to buy more than 600 Raytheon-made Joint Standoff Weapons for $302 million
Raytheon has been awarded a $302 million contract to produce 618 AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon glide bombs for Saudi Arabia
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8 DecemberBusiness
Pakistan’s US-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters to be fitted with General Dynamics gun turrets
Pakistan's US-made AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters on order from Bell Textron will have General DynamicsA/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets fitted
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8 DecemberBusiness
US Air Force orders laser small diameter bombs from Boeing
Boeing has been awarded a $10.5 million contract to produce Laser Small Diameter Bombs for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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Nov- 2017 -28 NovemberAsia Pacific
US detects single North Korea ICBM launch – Pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense detected and tracked a single launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea.
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27 NovemberMiddle East
US reviewing military support provided to SDF – Pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense is reviewing military support provided to the Syrian Democratic Forces, including "Kurdish elements of the SDF"
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Oct- 2017 -18 OctoberBusiness
Textron awarded $333 million contract for mobile strike force vehicles
Textron won a $333 million contract for up to 255 mobile strike force vehicles plus related hardware and services, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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