In March 2020, UN officials presented a report on military operations in Libya. The Turkish-made drone became the first drone in history to strike its target independently, according to a… Continue reading "The Turkish Kargu-2 Carries Out The First Autonomous Drone Attack, UN Report Says"
On Sunday, Iran unveiled its latest defense and combat equipment developed by its Ground Forces Command. During the ceremony attended by Assistant Coordinator of the Military of the Islamic Republic… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New Defense and Combat Equipment"
The US Air Force announced yesterday that an artificial intelligence (AI) had flown as a working crew member on a U-2 for the first time on 15th December. The announcement… Continue reading "U-2 Dragon Lady Takes On AI ‘Crew Member’ In US Air Force First"
Late on Wednesday, 18 November, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new £16.5 billion funding package for the Ministry of Defence. The move comes at a time… Continue reading "UK Announces Massive Military Spending Boost"
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"
In the upcoming third and final phase of DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials, a human F-16 fighter pilot will face off against the winner of a tiered combat simulation test featuring Artificially… Continue reading "Human F-16 Pilot Faces off against AI Pilots in Upcoming AlphaDogfight Trials"
Military technologies have a strong impact on the military paradigm, as the new technologies being employed alter the way war is fought. One can say that the Maxim Gun and… Continue reading "DARPA Seeks Moving Target Recognition"
Calspan Corporation announced 8 July that it had been awarded a four year contract worth $14.1 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop full-scale air combat… Continue reading "Calspan To Modify L-39s For DARPA AI Dogfighting Experiment"