2 June 2023
It has been widely reported that a US Air Force drone went rogue and "killed" its operator in a simulation, sparking fears of an AI revolution - but this simulation never took place. Why are we so quick to believe AI horror stories?
16 February 2023
US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about the objects recently shot out of the sky above North America. In a press conference, he outlined how the country would deal with potential spy balloons in the future
13 February 2023
A spate of shootdowns involving balloons and other flying objects over North America comes as the US military is becoming more sensitive to unidentified aerial phenomena
13 February 2023
Four mysterious objects, including a suspected spy balloon and three that are unidentified beyond being described as cylindrical or octagonal, have been shot down by fighter jets over North America in just over a week. Here's what we know about them...
10 February 2023
The US Pentagon has shot down an unidentified object over frozen waters around Alaska. Officials say they don't know who owns the object
6 February 2023
A Chinese balloon that was travelling over the US, including over military sites, was shot down by a fighter jet on 4 February
2 November 2022
A retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty
1 November 2022
Ukraine has used drones in innovative ways throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, and may now be preparing to deploy machines capable of finding and attacking targets without direct human control
15 June 2022
The US military is funding research to develop "Reefense" structures that rapidly recruit oysters and coral for defence against storm surges
29 October 2021
Lasers are currently used to shoot down small drones, but a more powerful weapon could take on larger targets
