Fishermen Off Hawaii Stumble Upon Mysterious Classified DARPA Drone, Potentially Revealing Unique Capabilities Tim McMillan·September 3, 2024Fisherman off the coast of Hawaii accidentally stumble across a classified DARPA drone with unique features.
DARPA’s Groundbreaking “ACE” Program and X-62A Becomes First AI-Controlled Jet to Dogfight Against Manned F-16 in Real-World Tim McMillan·April 17, 2024DARPA's ACE program achieves a milestone with the first AI jet to successfully engage in a real-world dogfight against a manned F-16.
DARPA’s New REMA Program is Turning Ordinary Drones into Autonomous Killing Machines. Kind of. Christopher Plain·February 20, 2024DARPA's newly announced REMA program hopes to turn ordinary commercial and military drones into autonomous killing machines.
AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Takes Flight, Marking an Unprecedented Breakthrough in Autonomous Aviation Tim McMillan·February 16, 2023In a historic first, an AI-controlled fighter jet racked up more than 17 hours of flight time while autonomously executing advanced fighter maneuvers, including simulated aerial dogfights.
Discover the Next Generation of Human-Machine Teaming: A Pioneering Company, XTEND, is Looking To Disrupt the Drone Industry Tim McMillan·February 9, 2023XTEND, a pioneering technology company, looks to revolutionize the robotics industry by developing the next generation of human-machine teaming.
Pentagon Secretly Working To Unleash Massive Swarms of Autonomous Multi-Domain Drones to Dominate Enemy Defenses Tim McMillan·February 3, 2023The Pentagon is secretly developing a new program to unleash thousands of autonomous drones to dominate enemy defenses.
A Major Breakthrough Could Mean Realistic Autonomous Bird-Like Drones Are On The Horizon Tim McMillan·January 10, 2023Engineers working on the GRIFFIN Project recently made a significant breakthrough in developing the world's first true bird-like drones.
Meet Ghost Bat: Boeing’s AI-Controlled Combat Drone Christopher Plain·March 25, 2022Boeing and the RAAF have officially announced the naming of their latest AI-controlled air combat drone, the MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Truly Autonomous Weapon May Have Been Used in Libya, U.N. Report States "Fire, forget and find?" That question may have just been answered. Harrison Kass·June 10, 2021The U.N. report says a drone used by Libya’s government was “programmed to attack targets" with a "true ‘fire, forget and find’ capability.”
Royal Navy’s NavyX Welcomes “Madfox” Autonomous Ship Tim McMillan·March 30, 2021The Royal Navy recently announced a brand new autonomous surface vessel, the Madfox, is in the hands of the U.K.’s...
Lockheed’s SR-72 Spy Plane May Be Autonomous and Reach Mach 6 Christopher Plain·February 4, 2021Lockheed-Martin is developing a replacement for the long-retired SR-71 called the SR-72. With a host of upgrades, this plane is still a big mystery.
Ghost Fleet Overlord Passes Latest Sea Trials Tim McMillan·January 14, 2021The Navy says its Ghost Fleet Overlord recently proved itself capable of sailing nearly 5,000 nautical miles autonomously.