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How the Pentagon’s Skynet Would Automate War
Pentagon officials are worried that the US military is losing its edge compared to competitors like China, and are willing to explore almost anything to stay on top—including creating watered-down versions of the Terminator
Read More »China unveils laser drone defence system
Laser has 1.2-mile range and can bring down small low-flying aircraft within five seconds of locating target China has developed a highly accurate laser weapon system that can shoot down light drones at low altitude,
Read More »War Matrix: New System to Enable Drones and Robots to Work Together
The U.S. military continues to seek ways to integrate combat systems into one seamless matrix of full spectrum dominance. In September 2011, Activist Post reported on a project called MUSIC - a fusion of aerial
Read More »Dirigible Drones Will Watch the World From 13 Miles Up
With UAVs crowding navigable airspace and plans underway to put giant mega-satellites into orbit, it was just a matter of time before a drone-satellite hybrid was developed to fit between the two spaces. StratoBus, a
Read More »New Jet-Powered Drone Can Kill 1,800 Miles From Home Base
The U.S. may be forced to withdraw troops completely from Afghanistan by the end of the year. That’s bad news if you’re the CIA and your lethal drone flights over neighboring Pakistan rely on
Read More »Killer robot flight: Video of UK’s autonomous drone released
The UK’s BAE Systems have unveiled footage of the unmanned combat drone, Taranis, on its maiden flight. While it hails the drone - capable of self-selecting targets - as “inspiration for nation,” activists are
Read More »An Empire of Drones and Robots
Is there any doubt that America’s foreign policy, based upon maintaining a global empire, actually makes us less safe? The misgiving is that such intercession has any actual benefits to the citizens of the
Read More »Gen McChrystal: US drone activity causes ‘tremendous resentment’
A retired US general who commanded NATO troops in Afghanistan for one year has warned that as the Middle Eastern nation sits on the brink of civil war, western forces must contend with widespread
Read More »Military drones set to get stronger chemical weapons and could soon make their OWN decisions during missions
Drones that can choose to vary from a set mission and search in ‘swarms’ could be patrolling skies within the next 25 years, according to a new roadmap. Unmanned aircraft holding more stronger chemical weapons
Read More »I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on
Whenever I read comments by politicians defending the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator and Reaper program – aka drones – I wish I could ask them a few questions. I'd start with: "How many women
Read More »Darpa looks to use small ships as drone bases
The US military is planning to use fleets of small ships as platforms for unmanned aircraft to land and take off. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) said it needed to increase its
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