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China’s People’s Liberation Army has rapidly integrated DeepSeek artificial intelligence into military weapons systems ranging from autonomous combat vehicles to drone swarms, according to a Reuters investigation that reviewed hundreds of research papers, patents, and procurement records. The development threatens to reshape the balance of autonomous warfare capabilities between Beijing and Washin
DJI’s new ROMO vacuum promises to dodge socks — and possibly US bans. Why are American homes left out of the robotic cleaning revolution? DJI officially launched its ROMO Series robot vacuum cleaners in Europe today, bringing millimeter-level obstacle sensing and drone-inspired navigation to home cleaning. The advanced cleaning robots are now available in Germany,…
Israeli aerospace defense company ParaZero Technologies has secured another substantial order for its DefendAir counter-drone systems from an unnamed Tier 1 global defense corporation, according to an announcement from the company. The contract marks the third significant DefendAir order ParaZero has announced in just three months, underscoring the explosive growth in counter-UAS procurement world
More than 200 university teams competed in military drone scenarios organized by China’s top defense leadership, revealing Beijing’s systematic campaign to recruit young talent for autonomous warfare development. The final round of China’s National Youth Intelligent Unmanned Systems Application Competition drew over 200 teams from 106 universities to Shanghai last week, according to a China…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation is testing automated drones to inspect railway tunnels, slashing inspection times from 30 minutes to less than 10 minutes per kilometer. The trial, conducted in the tunnel between Admiralty and Exhibition Centre stations on the East Rail line, is part of Hong Kong’s ambitious 38-project regulatory sandbox program designed to accelerate…
Forget what you thought you knew about drone light shows. Liuyang, China—the place famous for its fireworks—just set a whole new standard. Nearly 16,000 drones lit up the sky together, pulling off a performance so big it landed two Guinness World Records. The ten-minute show, run by Gaoju Innovation out of Shenzhen, mixed ancient Chinese…
Taiwan’s newly unveiled “T-Dome” air defense system places counter-drone capabilities at the heart of the island’s military modernization, responding to escalating Chinese drone incursions with an integrated approach that combines traditional missile defense with cutting-edge anti-UAV technology. Defense Minister Wellington Koo announced Monday that the system will establish a more efficient “sens
China dramatically increased exports of fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries to Russia over the summer, sending 328,000 miles of cable in August while Ukraine received just 72 miles—a 456-to-1 disparity that’s helping Moscow overwhelm Ukrainian defenses with jamming-resistant drones, reports The Washington Post. The explosive growth in Chinese component exports to Russia—fiber-optic cable
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