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Australian Army to grow, diversify its drone fleet

September 24, 2024
Australian soldiers participate in a training exercise near Darwin, Australia, on Aug. 26, 2023. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army seeks to lean more heavily on aerial drones, with a comprehensive upgrade program for all size classes now in the pipeline, according to a service official. “My prediction, ahead of any formal requirement being…
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Air Force Plans to Grow Recruiter Ranks for 2025 Goal

September 23, 2024
The Air Force plans to grow its recruiter ranks to help it meet an ambitious 2025 goal. (Master Sgt. Kevin Nichols/Air Force) The Air Force said Monday it will meet its recruitment goals in fiscal 2024, one year after all components of the service missed the mark for the first time in decades. And the Air Force is setting an even more ambitious recruitment goal in 2025. Air Force Recruiting…
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E-2D Advanced Hawkeye: The Next Gen of Electronic Warfare

September 23, 2024
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft conduct a test flight near St. Augustine, Florida. (Courtesy of Northrup Grumman).The Navy in August awarded a $587.4 million contract to L3Harris Technologies to develop the Next Generation Jammer Low Band system for select aircraft, according…
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Italy Defense Procurement: New F-35A Jets and Eurofighters

September 23, 2024
An F-35A Lightning II flies over Arizona, April 24, 2024. (A1C Mason Hargrove/Air Force) ROME — Italy is to purchase 25 extra F-35 jets as well as new Eurofighters as its defense procurement spending rises 16.8% this year to €9.3 billion, or $10.3 billion, a new…
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ZEEKR launches 7X SUV in China for $32,500 after nabbing close to 60,000 pre-orders

September 23, 2024
Less than a month after its public unveiling, ZEEKR has officially launched its new family-friendly 7X SUV in China before it makes its way to global markets. Today, we also learned the 7X’s starting pricing, which comes in at RMB 229,900, or about $32,500. Always one to move quickly, ZEEKR’s progress to today’s launch of the 7X SUV has been steadfast and filled with continuous updates. We…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Adversarial attacks on AI models are rising: what should you do now?

September 23, 2024
Adversarial attacks on machine learning (ML) models are growing in intensity, frequency and sophistication with more enterprises admitting they have experienced an AI-related security incident. AI’s pervasive adoption is leading to a rapidly expanding threat surface that all enterprises struggle to keep up with. A recent Gartner survey on AI adoption shows that 73% of enterprises have hundreds…
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