DEFENSE

Swarms of AI-fueled drones, vehicles track targets in AUKUS tests

WASHINGTON — A swarm of Australian, U.K. and U.S. artificial intelligence-enabled air and ground vehicles collaboratively detected and tracked targets during testing overseas. The trials conducted by the AUKUS partners delivered several “world firsts,” including the live re-training and international exchange of AI models, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, which disclosed the news

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Malaysia adds funds to troubled littoral combat ship program

SINGAPORE — Malaysia is pumping more money into its troubled Littoral Combat Ship program, despite reductions in capabilities and scheduling delays. The government announced the move during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition last week, signing its sixth supplementary contract with shipbuilder Boustead Naval Shipyard on May 26. This latest contract will see Malaysia

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General Atomics, Spain’s Sener push sale of Reaper pods in Europe

MADRID — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is looking to deepen its ties with Spanish partner Sener Aeroespacial to sell that company’s multipurpose NATO Pod to drone customers in Europe. On display at the U.S. company’s stand at the Feria Internacional de Defensa y Seguridad (FEINDEF) exhibition here in mid-May, the vendors aim to market the

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Biden seeks legislation to invest in Australia, UK defense industries

The Biden administration is asking Congress to make the Australian and British industrial bases eligible for grants and loans under the Defense Production Act as part of their efforts to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement. Biden announced that he would seek legislation to designate Australia as a “domestic source” under Title III of the Defense

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Pentagon won’t pause pursuit of AI, CIO Sherman says

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. public and private sectors cannot afford to pause their pursuits of artificial intelligence, as some have called for, amid an international race for technological supremacy, according to Pentagon Chief Information Officer John Sherman. Digital luminaries including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Getty Images CEO Craig Peters and Twitter’s Elon Musk, alongside

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Carney vows to retool Canada’s weapons sourcing amid Trump threats

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada’s new leader has promised a major overhaul of defense procurement as the country intends to ramp up military spending. The Liberal Party, headed by Mark Carney, won the federal election on April 28 setting the stage for new policies aimed at dealing with Canada’s deteriorating relationship with the United States.

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European Defence Fund funnels money to drones, hypersonic defense, AI

PARIS — The European Union’s executive arm picked 62 defense projects for a combined €910 million ($1 billion) in financing in the latest funding round by the European Defence Fund, focusing on areas including drones, autonomous mine sweeping and defense against hypersonic weapons. Flagship projects in the funding round include Eurosweep, which aims to develop

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