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France’s Drone-Zapping Cannon Unleash Havoc on Battlefield Skies
Drone fans, hold onto your controllers! France just unleashed a weapon that’s blasting drones out of the sky: The Rapidfire Land, built by Thales
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Trump’s 2026 Budget Boosts Drone Funding, Slashes F-35s in $893B Defense Plan
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 defense budget, unveiled today, prioritizes drones and high-tech missiles while cutting F-35 jet purchases and Navy jobs, signaling a shift toward agile, cost-effective warfare. The $892.6 billion proposal, detailed by Reuters, emphasizes deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and lessons from Ukraine’s drone-heavy combat, reshaping military priorities for drone profes
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Eric Schmidt’s AI Expo Highlights Drones as the Future of Warfare and Defense
On June 4, 2025, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., buzzed with drones and discussions at the AI+ Expo, hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, a co-founder of SCSP, delivered a keynote that spotlighted drones as pivotal to future warfare, drawing thousands of tech executives,…
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Smart Drone Swarms: The Future of Warfare or a Sci-Fi Fever Dream from Lockheed and IBM?
Lockheed Martin and IBM’s Red Hat have teamed up to unleash a new breed of drone swarms that could make even the most grizzled genera
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Elon Musk Warns: Crewed Aircraft Face Extinction from Cheap Drone Swarms
Elon Musk, the influential CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, issued a stark warning on April 26, 2025, about the future of crewed military aircraft, declaring that they “will be destroyed instantly by cheap drone swarms.” This statement, posted on X, comes amid growing scrutiny of the F-35 fighter jet program, which has faced significant criticism…
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Hidden Level Secures $100M for Drone Detection Technology
Hidden Level, a Syracuse-based drone defense startup, raised $100 million across two funding rounds led by Lockheed Martin Ventures and DFJ Growth
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NATO Races to Develop Arctic-Capable Drones as Geopolitical Tensions Rise
NATO countries are scrambling to develop and acquire drones capable of operating in the harsh Arctic environment, as mounting geopolitical tensions and increased Russian and Chinese activity in the region highlight significant technological gaps in Western drone capabilities. The urgency was starkly demonstrated in Greenland when Mads Petersen, owner of startup Arctic Unmanned, tested a…
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Palantir Eyes Major Investment in AI Drone Maker Shield AI at $5 Billion Valuation
Data analytics giant Palantir Technologies is in advanced discussions to invest in Shield AI, marking a significant move that could reshape the autonomous drone industry. The potential investment is part of a broader $200 million funding round that would value the AI drone startup at approximately $5 billion. The investment talks, first reported by The…
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