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Germany to Deliver 4,000 ‘Mini-Taurus’ Suicide Drones to Ukraine

Germany is reportedly set to begin large-scale deliveries of suicide drones to Ukraine. These drones possess high autonomy under electronic warfare conditions and can effectively strike targets at significant distances. This was reported by the German newspaper Bild, citing its sources and statements from Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, calling the drones “mini-Taurus“. – Helsing is […]

JSW Defence Invests $90M to Manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT in India

– JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd., part of the $24 billion JSW Group and Shield AI, Inc, a U.S defense technology company, today announced a strategic partnership to indigenize and manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT, a Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). This collaboration marks a significant step in boosting India’s defense capabilities by bringing in world-class […]

V-BATs Helped Ukrainians Cut Through Russia EW

When Russian jamming neutered the recon drones flown by a group of Ukrainian special operators near Dnipro in August, they turned to a new solution: V-BAT drones built to withstand the massive electronic interference used by both sides in the war in Ukraine. “They launched from about 40 kilometers from the front, flew 100 kilometers […]

Mitsubishi Showcases AI-Powered Combat Drones

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed two models of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Japan. These drones are part of Japan’s ongoing efforts to modernize its military capabilities through advanced AI and unmanned systems. MHI confirmed that test flights for these combat-support UAVs, developed under contract with […]

Thales Demonstrates AI-Controlled Drone Swarms

On 16 October 2024, in the first flight tests of their kind, Thales demonstrated the potential of deploying swarms of drones with different levels of autonomy. Autonomous functionality optimised by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents reduces the cognitive load on operators yet ensures that they remain in control at all times, particularly during critical […]

Northrop Grumman Adds Cutting-Edge AI Capabilities to Forward Area Air Defense

– Northrop Grumman Corporation announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to help warfighters make real-time, informed decisions on the move. The Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Advanced Battle Manager (ABM) system addresses the growing complexity of threats in the counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) mission space. The new AI feature streamlines decision-making for optimal defeat […]

Red Cat and Palladyne AI Partner to Embed Artificial Intelligence into Teal Drones

– Palladyne AI Corp., a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in the defense and commercial sectors, and Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, today announced a partnership intended to enhance the autonomous capabilities of all Red Cat’s Teal […]

DARPA Awards BAE Systems $4M for Tactical Autonomy Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organization a $4 million contract for Phase 1 of the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program. BAE Systems will use machine learning to innovate simulation models of existing sensors, EW systems, and weapons. To overcome the fast-paced and uncertain environment […]

Skylark Labs to Showcase its Counter UAS at TIDE 2024

.Skylark Labs, a noted company in AI and autonomous systems, has been selected by the Office of Innovation and Modernization to participate in the Technology Innovation Discovery Event (TIDE) 2024. This event will take place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. At TIDE 2024, Skylark Labs will demonstrate […]

Shield AI Achieves Collaborative Multi-Jet Aircraft Autonomy with Kratos MQM-178 Firejets

.Shield AI, Inc., the technology company building AI pilots, completed a major milestone on the path towards its overarching goal of providing autonomy for the world by successfully demonstrating its first-ever multi-jet autonomy flights on two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets. The flight tests featured two autonomous agents piloted by Shield AI’s ‘Hivemind’ AI Pilot. These agents […]