Is Iran Buying Missiles From China, and What Would That Mean?

Iran is reportedly nearing a procurement deal for Chinese surface-to-ship cruise missiles as U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

Learning At War Speed: How Ukraine’s Air Defence Is Evolving

Ukraine's air defenses have evolved over four years to counter an ever-growing threat from missiles and drones, shofting from ...

Belgium to deploy air-defence system in Antwerp Port to counter drone threats

Belgium is preparing to deploy an air-defence system at the port of Antwerp to counter the growing drone threat to critical ...

Shield AI says its Hivemind AI pilot just flew a drone vying to become a future Air Force uncrewed wingman

Hivemind, an AI pilot, conducted a flight test aboard Anduril's Fury, a competitor in the Air Force's Collaborative Combat ...
Defense One

Air Force test pilots used tactical AI to evade a missile

The X-62A Vista is a modified version of the F-16D Fighting Falcon, used to test automation and artificial intelligence. In 2024, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall flew in an X-62A piloted by Shield ...
FLYING Magazine

Autonomous Air Force Fighter Drones Are Being Put to the Test

The U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program aims to procure about 1,000 autonomous "loyal wingmen" ...
AeroTime

US Air Force tests F-22 control of MQ-20 drone in collaborative combat exercise

The US Air Force has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming between an F-22 fighter and an MQ-20 Avenger drone during a live ...