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20-kilowatt powerful laser weapon that can fry enemy drones delivered to Germany

A demonstrator laser weapon, which can fry enemy drones, has been delivered to Germany. The weapon is expected to be deployed for operational use starting in 2029. Developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA, the laser weapon could serve as a powerful and cost-effective addition to conventional guided missiles.

Defense startup's 'Blackbeard' hypersonic weapon gets military integration contract with Pentagon

Defense startup Castelion secures military contracts to integrate affordable hypersonic Blackbeard weapons with U.S. Army and Navy platforms for live-fire testing.

NATO drone maker says the West needs to stop overengineering its weapons

Origin Robotics has products in Ukraine and is building with defending NATO in mind. It says Ukraine shows that simpler weapons are sometimes needed.
Opinion

Autonomous weapons need more guardrails as AI takes hold

As Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet on Thursday, the US and China are both investing serious resources into building drones, missiles, and other ballistics capable of finding, following,
Software Engineering Institute

SEI Study Analyzes Applicability of Security and Zero Trust Principles to Weapon Systems

The study explores the risks and tradeoffs when adapting enterprise-IT security and zero trust principles to weapon systems.
WKRN-TV

‘Extra layer of safety’: Weapons detection technology expanded in Cheatham County schools

PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. (WKRN) — First high schools and now middle schools have started to see the addition of weapons detectors in Middle Tennessee. In back-to-back weeks, two Cheatham County schools have added the technology: first at Sycamore High ...
The Gazette

College Community adds AI technology that uses school cameras to detect brandished weapons

The College Community School District is the latest Iowa school to contract with ZeroEyes, a security service that uses AI technology to detect weapons.
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