The rise of Chinese high-altitude spy balloons has presented a significant challenge to the security and defense mechanisms of the United States. These balloons can operate at staggering altitudes of up to 75,000 feet, making them virtually untouchable by conventional means. Moreover, their payloads, often filled with advanced intelligence-gathering equipment, pose a considerable threat to …
Tag: Policy
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Congress Must Oppose US $4B Drone Sale to India
[[{“value”:”The upcoming sale of drones and missiles to India offers American politicians unique leverage to demand accountability for India’s worst human and civil rights abuses.
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Marines see progress with drones, despite flat budgets
However, a program to mount loitering munitions to vehicles faces delays.
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Army seeking division’s worth of hand-held counter-drone equipment in FY25 budget
The amount the service requested may still be too low, based on observations of Ukraine, one expert said.
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Cheap drones ‘cannot match’ artillery power in Ukraine: experts
[[{“value”:”Paris (AFP) Mar 18, 2024
Ukraine is relying on the massive use of drones to compensate for an artillery shell shortage and undermine Russian military capabilities, but experts warned they cannot tip the balance.
Both drones used for strikes hundreds of kilometres away and commercial drones are starting to dominate the battlefield.
In particular, so-called First Person View (FPV) drones allow their pilots to see”}]]
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SASC Chairs Sound Alarm on Counter Drone Protection for U.S. Bases
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the vice chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), has sounded the alarm on what he said was a lack of sufficient, U.S. base protection
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How India’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Aims To Boost Military Capabilities?
With an investment of 103.74 billion Indian Rupees (US$1.25 billion), the Indian government has given the green light to the IndiaAI Mission, aimed at enhancing the nation’s AI sectors.Approximately ₹45 billion ($543 million) will be dedicated to constructing computer infrastructure, while ₹20 billion ($241 million) will be earmarked for backing promising start-ups, with the investment spanned
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The next arsenal of democracy: Send partners low-cost drone components
Helping free societies build swarms of low-cost drones can play a central role in retooling foreign military assistance.
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Ukraine’s drone industry seeks to tip scales against Russia
[[{“value”:”Kyiv Region, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 12, 2024
With suit-clad employees sipping coffees, Skyeton’s offices in Ukraine’s Kyiv region look like a typical tech start-up.
But the company – whose exact location is kept secret – is actually a drone-manufacturing hub for the Ukrainian armed forces, churning out unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support the country’s defence against the Russian invasion.
“This is a drone war,” Skyeton CEO”}]]
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Shanghai University’s new UAV route optimization model
[[{“value”:”Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
Researchers at Shanghai University, in collaboration with global experts, have introduced a transformative model for optimizing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspections in engineering projects. The study, featured in the journal Engineering, showcases an advanced mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model and variable neighborhood search (VNS) algorithm, pioneering a novel method in engineer”}]]