Israel’s Ministry of Defense has selected Israel Aerospace Industries as the prime contractor and integrator for developing the concept and technologies to be used in the Israel Defense Forces’ Carmel… Continue reading "IAI Selected As Prime Contractor For Carmel AFV Program"
San Diego-headquartered military artificial intelligence firm Shield AI announced on July 22 the signing of a definitive purchase agreement for Heron Systems Incorporated. Heron Systems is the winner of DARPA’s… Continue reading "AlphaDogfight Trial Winner Heron Systems Acquired By Shield AI"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled the Sea Breaker, a new 5th generation long-range precision missile that can be launched from ships and land-based systems and can destroy targets up to… Continue reading "Rafael Unveils A New Long-Range Missile Called Sea Breaker"
As military personnel, and even more broadly people in general, become increasingly dependent on AI systems, there exists a real danger that should AI systems malfunction its users will not… Continue reading "DARPA EDGE Program Seeks to Ensure Human Situational Awareness If AI Malfunctions"
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"