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U.S. Navy Continues BQM-177 Target Drone Demos with Hivemind AI

The U.S. Navy demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of BQM-177s using Shield AI’s Hivemind software in a simulated CCA air combat ...
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Autonomous Drone Shoots Down Fighter-Class Target All on Its Own for the First Time Ever

We're way past the moment when autonomous military drones showed promise but didn't really have tangible results to be proud of. That is rapidly changing, and the world is only now beginning to get a ...
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US Navy using Kratos BQM-177 target drones to test uncrewed fighter applications

The US Navy has completed a second demonstration of autonomous flight control software using Kratos BQM-177 target drones, ...
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Boeing's MQ-28A Ghost Bat fires AIM-120 AMRAAM at target drone

The Ghost Bat was controlled from aboard an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and received targeting data from an F/A-18F Super Hornet before firing the AIM-120. Boeing Defence Australia announced on Dec. 9, 2025 ...
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Baykar’s Kizilelma UCAV achieves claimed aviation first with beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile engagement

Turkey’s Baykar claims to have scored an aviation first with its Kizilelma unmanned air combat vehicle (UCAV) shooting down a target drone with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile. A video ...
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Ukraine proved this drone-killer works. Now, the West is giving it a shot.

NATO forces are deploying an American-made counter-drone system after Russian airspace violations. The Merops system is combat-proven in Ukraine, having intercepted over 1,000 Russian drones. Its ...