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7 June

Hegseth Urges Europe on D-Day to Counter Present-Day ‘Invasion’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Europe to counter what he termed an "invasion" of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France.

5 June

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $1.5B Sale of Helicopters to New Zealand

The United States on Friday announced the approval of a $1.5-billion sale of MH-60R helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand.

5 June

Asia Pacific

NVIDIA’s H200 NVL AI processor platform. Image: NVIDIA

Samantha Alexa

Chinese Military-Linked Institutions Seek NVIDIA AI Chips: Report

Chinese universities and research institutions linked to the country’s defense sector are seeking access to NVIDIA’s advanced AI processors, according to procurement records reviewed by The Japan Times.

5 June

Americas

A Red Cat Black Widow drone undergoes testing for AI-powered detection of explosive threats. Photo: Safe Pro Group

Samantha Alexa

AI Turns Black Widow Drones Into Battlefield Threat Sensors for US Army

The US Army is bringing in an AI-powered drone intelligence system to detect explosive threats and generate battlefield maps from aerial imagery at the tactical edge.

5 June

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Defense Unicorns Unifies Command of Deployed Military Assets in Single Platform

Veteran-owned Defense Unicorns has introduced a capability that lets military commanders oversee deployed tactical assets in one unified control system.

5 June

Commentary

A US Army general briefs personnel during a Project Convergence CJADC2 demonstration at Fort Irwin.

Michael MacFadden

We’re About to Win the Coding Race and Lose the Fight

Agentic AI is accelerating software development faster than the Pentagon can deploy it — and adversaries who close that gap first will win.

4 June

Americas

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand meets with soldiers at Fort Drum, New York, in November 2023. Gillibrand is backing legislation that would impose new safeguards on the Pentagon’s use of artificial intelligence in military operations. Photo: Capt. Daniel Andrews/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Senators Push New Guardrails on Military AI Use

Democratic lawmakers are pushing new safeguards on the US military’s use of artificial intelligence, seeking tighter oversight of its battlefield applications.

4 June

Americas

Virtuix’s Virtual Terrain Walk platform allows warfighters to physically navigate AI-generated representations of real-world terrain during mission rehearsal and training. Image: Virtuix

Samantha Alexa

US Air Force Backs AI Platform for Virtual Battlefield Rehearsals

The US Air Force is tapping AI and virtual reality to bring battlefield preparation into fully immersive digital space, awarding Phase I funding to Texas-based firm Virtuix.

4 June

Americas