China is reportedly developing a new naval gun system capable of firing 155mm shells, which would be the largest of its kind globally. An experimental ship, the Wu Yunduo, underwent sea trials near Dalian in early May, following its appearance with the gun installed at a shipyard in February.
A Ukrainian drone manufacturer claims fully autonomous drones killed Russian soldiers in a one-time battlefield test two years ago. Defense officials state Ukraine bans AI in final target interception, emphasizing human control and adherence to international law.
Former UK spy chief David Omand believes AI can create moral frameworks for autonomous drones, allowing them to distinguish combatants from civilians and comply with international law. He argues this is an operational inevitability due to modern warfare's speed, advocating for human "on the loop" oversight rather than "in the loop" control.
A special white camouflage applied to Russian military trucks, resembling WWI British naval dazzle camouflage, may "blind" autonomous drones by distorting their visual identification of targets, according to an analysis by The War Zone (TWZ).
With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as dronesIn a small workshop in England’s East Midlands, engineers at the British startup Skycutter are designing weapons for Ukraine. A row of 3D printers make the fuselage for interceptor drones, while parts such as motors and navigation chips are slotted together by hand. The same process happens hundreds of thousands of times a month in partner Ukrainian factories.The swarms of cheap, deadly and often autonomous drones deployed in that war have already changed combat completely. Troops far behind the frontline must move constantly to avoid attack from the air, travelling along netted tunnels and landscapes crisscrossed by fibre optic cables used to steer drones past radio jamming. Cities are terrorised by guided missiles that are cheaper and therefore more widely used than those that came before. Continue reading...
