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Anthropic CEO Warns AI Could Let One Person Command a Drone Swarm
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI is enabling hyper-centralized military command, allowing a single operator to direct a massive drone swarm.
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Export controls, the Shenzhen supply chain, and the geopolitics of the world’s drone-manufacturing superpower.
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Ukraine Hits China-Free Drone Milestone — But Mass Production at That Standard Is Years Away
Ukraine has reached a significant milestone in drone manufacturing: it can now produce drones using zero imported Chinese components. DroneXL breaks down what the New York Times report actually means, what's driving it, and why full-scale China-free production remains years away.
DJI
The State of Ag Drones in the U.S. is Dying Quickly
If you or someone you know works in agriculture, there’s a possibility they have seen a large “Ag drone” being used on a nearby farm as a replacement for traditional crop-spraying planes. The entire drone industry has been running on one unspoken truth for years: DJI builds the most capable, most proven Ag drones platform…
Ukraine
Motor-G ships 200,000 drone motors per month, making it Ukraine’s largest engine manufacturer by a wide margin
The Ukrainian drone motor market consumed roughly 9.6 million units last year. One company now claims 17% of that market. A detailed feature by Defender Media profiles Motor-G, the Ukrainian manufacturer behind those numbers. We have been covering Ukraine’s push toward domestic drone component production since Vyriy first demonstrated 100% Ukrainian-sourced FPV drones in early…
DJI
Kansas City Police Launch Drone First Responder Program
Eight drone nests, 30 seconds to scene, and a Chinese-made aircraft at the center of an American public safety debate. Kansas City just went live. The System That Gets There Before the Cruiser Eight drone nests are now positioned across Kansas City, all controlled from KCPD’s real-time crime center, as Axios reports. When a call…
China
China Sends Drones to Iran, But Have They Already Been Used?
A report from Middle East Eye says China has sent “attack drones” to Iran, including small offensive systems like loitering munitions. At the same time, a separate report says Iran is nearing a deal to buy Chinese CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, which would deepen the China-to-Iran defense pipeline in a way the U.S. Navy…
China
China’s Wing Loong 2 Is Spoofing Transponder Signals Over the South China Sea in What Analysts Call a Taiwan Rehearsal
A Chinese military drone has been flying regular surveillance missions over the South China Sea since August while broadcasting false transponder codes that made it appear to be other aircraft entirely — including a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet. At least 23 flights have now been logged. Analysts…
Weaponized drones
Drone and Missile Build-Up Tightens Taiwan Perimeter
The Army’s Typhon Mid Range Capability system capable of firing Tomahawk and SM 6 missiles, and MQ-9 Reaper drones
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