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US has accepted 36 upgraded F-35s since lifting delivery pause

September 24, 2024
The Pentagon refused deliveries of new F-35s until Lockheed Martin developed a partial version of its latest upgrade software. (Staff Sgt. Zachary Rufus/Air Force) The U.S. has officially accepted 36 new Lockheed Martin-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighters since lifting a yearlong delivery halt in July, 29 of which have so far been ferried to their new homes. Beginning in July 2023, the Pentagon…
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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…
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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 to a Navy release. The jammer system will be “increasing the lethality” of 4th and 5th generation platforms and…
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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…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Russian warlord claims Tesla Cybertruck used in combat was remotely disabled by Elon Musk

September 23, 2024
Chechen leader and self-proclaimed “Putin’s foot solider” Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that his Tesla Cybertruck used in combat in Ukraine was remotely disabled by Elon Musk. Last month, we reported on Kadyrov, who has been ruling over the Chechen Republic for more than a decade, taking delivery of a Cybertruck and outfitting it with a machine gun. The report was controversial for a few…
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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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