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"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"
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In an interview with the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Paul Scharre offers insights on weapon autonomy and the human role in future warfighting. After multiple t...
By Paul Scharre
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Inside Russia’s Robot Army: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Russia has created a new robotic combat unit of Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicles, which have been battle-tested in Syria, though with mixed results. It’s also developing an exp...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Plans ‘Flying Minefield’ To Counter Drone Attacks
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The Russian military has released new details of its use in Syria of small kamikaze drones, known as loitering munitions, made by a Kalashnikov subsidiary. The drone maker is ...
By Samuel Bendett
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France cuts two nuclear-powered submarines in half to make one new one
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A French nuclear-powered submarine severely damaged by fire last year has been saved from the scrapyard -- by cutting it in two and welding the salvageable half to part of ano...
By CDR Thomas Shugart, USN
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Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams
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What comes after the M1 Abrams, the Army’s massive Reagan-era main battle tank? “Everything is on the table at this point,” the service’s armor modernization director, Maj. Ge...
By Paul Scharre
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Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones
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If Russia decides to send planes into combat by the end of this decade, human pilots in those aircraft will still pick targets, but it will be drone escorts that actually drop...
By Samuel Bendett
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Combat Drones Made in China Are Coming to a Conflict Near You
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A dozen years into its fight with the Islamic insurgent group Boko Haram, Nigeria is getting some new weapons: a pair of Wing Loong II drones from China. The deal is one of a ...
By Michael Horowitz
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The myth and reality of the super soldier
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Is China trying to make its own version of Captain America? US intelligence has suggested so. But beyond the hype, the possibility of a super soldier is not so outlandish and ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Russia Enters Military Drone Export Market With Sale To Myanmar
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Russian news media are reporting a deal to supply Orlan-10E drones to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The transaction with a military widely condemned for its actions agains...
By Samuel Bendett
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Unclear on unmanned, Part 3: A New Year’s resolution to slow down
The U.S. Navy began last year racing down a path to field a 355-ship fleet by 2030, a plan in which robot ships made up a significant portion of the new hulls, after Secretary...
By Paul Scharre
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The ‘Magic Bullet’ Drones Behind Azerbaijan’s Victory Over Armenia
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Azerbaijan’s drone-led assault seems to have scored a decisive victory over Armenian forces in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, with a peace deal coming into effect a...
By Samuel Bendett
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China appears to be testing a brand new military exoskeleton
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China's military is apparently testing a new exoskeleton to help soldiers haul heavy loads with relative ease, according to footage broadcast on Chinese state-owned television...
By Samuel Bendett
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UK Conservatives ponder global trade reboot
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Post-Brexit Britain must soon decide how active to be in shaping global trade — and it won't be short of advice about how to embrace its new role outside the European Union. B...
By Anthony Vinci
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Experts pan new White House ‘strategy’ on emerging tech
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Despite an impressive title, the reception for the White House’s new National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies received a remarkably tepid response from experts...
By Martijn Rasser
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Azerbaijan’s Growing Drone Arsenal May Have Led It To Believe It Has Edge Over Armenia
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Azerbaijan’s growing inventory of armed drones may have convinced Baku that it has a substantial enough military and technological edge over Armenia that it could prevail in t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Are Chinese Drones a National Security Threat or Required for the National Interest?
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Before DJI, a Chinese drone company, was named a national security threat, it was the darling of the U.S. government, used by federal agencies, the military and more than 900 ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Russia just released footage of a brand new combat exoskeleton in action
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Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec has released footage of a brand-new combat exoskeleton for assault operations in action. The video footage, published by Rostec ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s Weird Fixar Drone Offers Military Capabilities At Commercial Rates
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Russia’s Fixar drone is designed for the sweet spot between quadcopters and fixed-wing aircraft. With rotors set at an angle and wings for efficiency, it can take off and land...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Uses ‘Swarm Of Drones’ In Military Exercise For The First Time
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Russian state news agency TASS reports that a swarm of drones was used for the first time in a military exercise.The drone operation was part of the giant Kavkaz-2020 (Caucasu...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Army wants to build a brand new exoskeleton to help soldiers ruck faster and harder
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The Army is formally moving ahead with the development and fielding of a powered exoskeleton to help soldiers move faster and carry more while reducing overall fatigue after y...
By Samuel Bendett
