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Armed UAVs and the Challenges of Autonomy

Armed UAVs and the Challenges of Autonomy

Two decades ago, the notion of arming an uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) was little more than a niche pursuit. Today, at least 20 countries have weaponised UAV systems in their inventories, with other nations pursuing acquisition, while the capability is also proliferating to non-state actors.

Pentagon’s CDO Describes Its Data-Centric Future

Pentagon’s CDO Describes Its Data-Centric Future

David Spirk, the Defense Department’s chief data officer, said the department is focusing data on joint warfighting activities and actions put in place in the past are bearing fruit.

Spirk spoke during a Howard Baker Forum of the Defense Writers’ Group yesterday. He said DOD is actually “doing we…

US to Set Up Special Forces Center in Albania

US to Set Up Special Forces Center in Albania

STUTTGART, Germany — As part of an ongoing effort in enhancing Special Operations Forces capabilities as a keystone for regional stability, US Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) has made the decision to locate a forward-based SOF headquarters, on a rotational basis, in Albania.

The loc…

Atlas Air Purchases Four Boeing 777 Freighters

Atlas Air Purchases Four Boeing 777 Freighters

SEATTLE — Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an order for four 777 Freighters. The order, placed in December, rounds out a record-setting 2021 for Boeing’s freighter family including new-production and converted models.

Boeing has forecast that the global freighter fleet will grow …

Aero L-39NG Passes Five Life Cycles Fatigue Test

Aero L-39NG Passes Five Life Cycles Fatigue Test

The New L-39NG jet aircraft successfully passed difficult fatigue tests of five lifespans simulation. All together that means five times 5,000 flight hours in a high designed load spectrum. The fatigue tests are running on the third prototype 7003 in the Czech Aviation Research Centre (VZLÚ).

The…

France’s DGA Issues Handbook on Global Defense Companies

France’s DGA Issues Handbook on Global Defense Companies

The 2022 edition of the notebook of international defense companies is now online.

The Department of Industrial Affairs and Economic Intelligence (S2IE) of the General Directorate of Armament (DGA) presents its 2022 edition of its annual handbook of international defense companies.

This annual…

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