The shock 5-0 victory of Heron Systems’ Falco AI over a human pilot in a simulated F-16 dogfight at DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trial 3 has resulted in the spilling of much… Continue reading "Exclusive Interview: Heron Systems’ Vice President Talks AlphaDogfight AI Victory"
The Chinese’s aircraft carrier, Shandong, left port to conduct aerial drills with its embarked air wing. The South China Morning Post reported the PLA Navy’s new carrier was bound for… Continue reading "China’s Shandong Leaves Port for Latest Round of Aerial Drills"
The Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics has released photographs of what appears to be pre-production examples of the Karrar T-72 upgrade. The photographs were taken during Defense… Continue reading "Iran Inaugurates Karrar MBT Production Line"
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), launched the first of four Type-054A frigates under construction for the Pakistani Navy on the 23rd August. CSSC signed the contract… Continue reading "China Commissions Type-054A Frigate for Pakistan Navy"
Heron Systems’ Falco AI defeated a human F-16 pilot in five scenarios in the grand finale of the DARPA AlphaDogfight Trials. Falco bested “Banger”, a graduate of the US Air… Continue reading "AI Pilot Beats Human in AlphaDogfight Trials Finale"
The government of Lebanon has declared a two week state of emergency in Beirut, following a massive explosion in the Port of Beirut on Tuesday. The declaration places the Lebanese… Continue reading "State of Emergency In Beirut After Port Explosion"
Belarusian law enforcement claims that members of the Russian Wagner PMC are in Belarus to disrupt the upcoming Belarusian presidential elections on 8 August, following an early morning raid on… Continue reading "Belarus Alleges Russian Plot To Disrupt Elections"
It has been 11 months since the US Army awarded three OTA contracts as part of its Next Generation Squad Weapon program. Despite the uncertainty around the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic,… Continue reading "Exclusive Interview with US Army Next Generation Squad Weapon Program Leaders"
On 27 July, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels’ first Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet was delivered to Naval Air Station Pensacola. The Super Hornet was flown by Captain Eric Doyle, director… Continue reading "Official Delivery of First Blue Angels Super Hornet"
The first batch of a total of 36 Rafale fighter jets procured by India, in a controversy-mired, multi-billion dollar deal, are making their way to India. Four years after the… Continue reading "Initial Batch of Five Rafale Jets Underway to India"