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May 27, 2020

India matches up to China’s military in standoff near Karakoram Pass

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India has decided to hold firm on the border standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and has moved troops to counter the People’s Liberation Army soldiers.

May 26, 2020

Armed Russian Fighters Fly Dangerously Close To U.S. Navy Patrol Plane Over The Mediterranean

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The incident follows the American military’s release of evidence that Russia has sent combat aircraft to join Libya’s civil war.

May 25, 2020

China’s new killer robot ship goes through its first sea trial

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Buckle up, Buttercup.

The robotics arms race has been in progress awhile.


Unmanned surface vessel is said to be world’s first with multiple roles – anti-submarine, air defence and surface combat – and powerful weaponry.

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May 24, 2020

Russian military satellite launch junk fireball over Australia (video)

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Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well.

May 23, 2020

CROWS Remote Machine Gun System In Action

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U.S. Military Soldiers conduct training on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).

CROWS is a stabilized mount that contains a sensor suite and fire control software, allowing on-the-move target acquisition and first-burst target engagement. CROWS also features programmable target reference points for multiple locations, programmable sector surveillance scanning, automatic target ballistic lead, automatic target tracking, and programmable no-fire zones.

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May 22, 2020

The Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power Laser

Posted by in categories: drones, energy, military

Pew pew :3.


The successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy’s directed energy weapons ambitions.

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May 22, 2020

Marines are finally about to receive their first new pistol in 35 years

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The Marine Corps has officially begun procurement of the Army’s Modular Handgun System to replace its existing pistol arsenal, the service announced on Tuesday.

May 22, 2020

The Air Force’s AI-Powered ‘Skyborg’ Drones Could Fly as Early as 2023

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The drones would fly alongside Air Force warplanes, doing jobs too dangerous or dull for pilots.

May 21, 2020

Pentagon AI chief says the tech could help spot future pandemics earlier

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“I do believe there’s great potential to bring in artificial intelligence to provide early warning of future problems” such as disease outbreaks, Air Force Lt. Gen. John N.T. “Jack” Shanahan, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said in an interview.


Artificial intelligence could spot and track earlier outbreaks of disease around the world, the Pentagon’s AI chief says as he retires from service.

May 21, 2020

US Navy deploys ODIN counter-UAS laser

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The US Navy has installed its first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a laser weapon designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

The first ODIN laser system was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey during a recent dry-docking.

Unlike hard-kill laser systems already deployed by the US Navy on vessels, ODIN uses a dazzling laser to confuse systems sensors and cameras or, in manned systems, potentially cause glare in a pilot’s vision.