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Athena AI drone

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Drones with AI targeting system claimed to be 'better than human'

An artificial intelligence targeting system is better than humans at identifying valid targets, claim its makers, though the full results are classified

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Reports of an AI drone that 'killed' its operator are pure fiction

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US military is testing high-speed driverless vehicles on rough terrain

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Ultraviolet camo made from natural plant dyes could help bird hunters

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Joe Biden

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Joe Biden outlines plans to catalogue unidentified aerial objects

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Modified F-16 fighter jet, known as the X-62A, that has been piloted by an AI

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Fully autonomous F-16 fighter jet takes part in simulated dogfights

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The Chinese balloon, spotted above Charlotte, North Carolina on 4 February 2023

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Unidentified objects: What's behind the rise in aerial shootdowns?

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Members the FBI with recovered pieces of the Chinese high-altitude balloon that the US shot down on 5 February

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Four flying objects shot down by US jets: What we know so far

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A balloon in a field

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China, UK and US are all boosting their spy balloon programs

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F-22

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Unidentified object shot down over Alaskan waters, US Pentagon says

The US Pentagon has shot down an unidentified object over frozen waters around Alaska. Officials say they don't know who owns the object

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Suspected Chinese 'spy balloon' shot down by US fighter jet over sea

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US military plan to create huge autonomous drone swarms sparks concern

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How a US civil war shipwreck became a template for marine conservation

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A volunteer project used GPS to detect a North Korean missile test

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