Security

Chinese military’s rifle-toting robot dogs raise concerns in Congress

Congress is worried that robot dogs with machine guns will be bounding onto the battlefield in the near future. During last week’s debate over the annual defense authorization bill, House lawmakers inserted language in the massive military policy measure to require a...
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Artis forms Sentinel vehicle protection venture with UAE’s Bin Hilal

Virginia-based defense contractor Artis, with an active protection system it says is capable of defending vehicles from attacks from above, is forming a joint venture with the United Arab Emirates’ company Bin Hilal Enterprises to offer its system overseas. Artis and...
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Ground robots hauling drones into battle is a trend at Paris arms fair

PARIS — The next-generation of robot warfare is unfolding with the teaming of ground and air robots propelling each other forward. At the Eurosatory trade show here, the U.S.-based company Teledyne Flir debuted a new unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, mounted with its...
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Elusive hypersonic arms need Western teamwork, NATO researcher says

PARIS — Hypersonic weapons are likely still decades away from fielding, and the requisite research is best carried out collaboratively among Western nations, according to Kerstin Huber, executive officer for applied vehicle technology at NATO’s Science and Technology...
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