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17 June

A soldier uses Thales’ GLADIATOR Live Training system during a military exercise, providing real-time data collection and analysis to support performance assessment and After Action Reviews. Image: Thales

Thales Launches ‘Gladiator’ AI Platform for Military Training Analysis

Military training exercises generate vast data, and Thales aims to solve this with an AI platform for faster analysis and evaluation.

17 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New LADOS System Aims to Fuse Battlefield Assets Into One Command Layer

Florida-based Ondas is advancing battlefield coordination with a layered command-and-control system designed to connect military equipment into a unified operational network.

17 June

Technology

Airman 1st Class Orlando Saenz, services specialist, 184th Force Support Squadron, finds a Pokéstop in the airpark at McConnell Air Force Base July 27. The purpose of Pokémon Go is to get gamers off the couch and out in the community through an interactive game.

Rojoef Manuel

Pokémon Go Data Quietly Trained AI for Drone Battlefield Mapping

Millions of Pokémon Go players spent years scanning real-world locations for in-game rewards, unaware their data would later help train artificial intelligence tied to military drone navigation systems.

16 June

Technology

Pictured: Regents Park Barracks played host to a demonstration of Project ASGARD, which is focused on transforming and speeding up how land forces make decisions via new software that exploits modern artificial intelligence / machine learning-based digital technologies. Asgard was showcased to international allies and industry partners in London. Participants were shown the capability in action, including its powerful impact on enemies. New British Army technology has been launched that will improve the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduce decision-making time for strikes. The Asgard digital system will help soldiers find and attack enemy targets from much greater distances. Following successful trials by British soldiers in Estonia, Asgard uses artificial intelligence and secure communications to help soldiers make faster decisions about targets, saving crucial time in combat. The system will make the Army ten times more lethal over the next ten years. It combines weapon systems, surveillance equipment, automated technology, digital connections and data analysis. Asgard forms part of the work to create a wider digital targeting web across the UK’s Armed Forces by 2027, backed by more than £1 billion in funding. It will better connect military weapons systems, allowing battlefield decisions for targeting enemy threats to be made and executed faster. The digital system will see the British Army leading the way in NATO in its use of technology to change how it fights, improving speed and accuracy.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Forms Taskforce to Fast-Track AI on the Battlefield

The UK has created a new military unit to embed artificial intelligence into combat operations, targeting faster responses in increasingly complex battlespaces.

15 June

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

IAI Targets Sixth-Gen Platforms With New Battle Management System

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is aiming to speed up data processing and coordination across multi-domain operations with a new decentralized battle management system for future combat platforms.

15 June

Technology

Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) listen to a briefing in preparation for a search and extraction exchange during the 13th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, November 17, 2017, in Warrenton, Ore. U.S. Army Pacific hosts the annual exchange with the PLA to foster mutual trust and understanding while sharing lessons learned to increase disaster response capabilities in the Pacific region. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Rojoef Manuel

China Warns AI Could Become a Battlefield ‘Yes-Man’

China’s military is sounding the alarm over a growing artificial intelligence problem: systems that tell users what they want to hear instead of what is actually true.

11 June

Technology

Launch of Saturn V space vehicle. Photo: Rocket One

Rojoef Manuel

Rocket One Pushes AI Shield for Defense-Critical Space Assets

New Jersey tech firm Rocket One is moving to secure foundational intellectual property for modern warfare.

10 June

Business

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Morales, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, updates Soldier information in a battalion aid station during Saber Guardian 25, Cincu Training Area, Romania, June 13, 2025. The aid station enables rapid triage, treatment, and evacuation of casualties, ensuring readiness and lifesaving support in austere operational environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hunter Carpenter) Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict.

Rojoef Manuel

VisionWave Takes Control of Israel’s Foresight to Boost AI Battlefield Sensing

VisionWave is moving to acquire Foresight Autonomous in a $17.5 million stock deal aimed at strengthening battlefield perception through artificial intelligence.

9 June

Technology

French Armed Forces Soldiers monitor the observation point during a live fire exercise of the CAESAR howitzer

Rojoef Manuel

France to Present AI Rival to Palantir’s Maven in NATO Drill

France will field-test its artificial intelligence-powered battlefield command system, Arcadia, during a major NATO exercise in Poland this month, pitching it as an alternative to the US-built Maven platform.

8 June

Middle East

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Uvision Builds AI Battle System Connecting Sensing to Strike

Uvision aims to speed up target engagement timelines and reduce operator workload in multi-domain operations through CORTEX, its new battle intelligence and mission management system.

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