UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research

UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research by James Dawes, The Conversation The Kargu-2, made by a Turkish defense contractor, is a cross between a quadcopter drone and a bomb. It has artificial intelligence for finding and tracking targets, and might have been used autonomously in the […]

eHang’s pilotless eVTOL may be certified and operational within months

eHang’s pilotless eVTOL may be certified and operational within months By Loz Blain  December 05, 2021 China’s eHang says its EH216 autonomous air taxi is “hopefully” going to be fully certified and commercially operational within months eHang China’s eHang says it’s “hopeful” it’ll achieve full type certification for its autonomous EH216 eVTOL aircraft “in the next […]

Responses to Russian anti-satellite tests should be more about capability than condemnation

Responses to Russian anti-satellite tests should be more about capability than condemnation By Christopher Stone  Dec 1, 05:00 AM Objects in space remain in space until otherwise acted upon. That clutter can threaten useful orbits. (European Space Agency) Recently, the Russian Federation conducted a successful missile launch that destroyed a defunct Kosmos electronic intelligence satellite. This demonstration of precision targeting by a […]