- The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
Stephen Hawking
Every July, a fairly unglamorous document lands on the desks of UN Member State delegations. It has none of the drama of a Security Council resolution or the visibility of…
MQ-28 Ghost Bat: Technical Dossier & Legal Analysis Lead Paragraph: The MQ-28 Ghost Bat is an autonomous Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) developed by Boeing Australia, designed to act as…
P.S. Killer Kamikaze Drone The P.S. Killer Kamikaze (PSK) was developed by XDOWN, an American defense startup. The unmanned aerial system (UAS) is designed to be hand-thrown and is reportedly…
STRIX VTOL First showcased in 2023, the STRIX VTOL UAS was developed through a collaboration between BAE Systems Australia and Innovaero, an Australian-based company. This unmanned system features vertical take-off…
The X5 Attack Drone was showcased at the Zhuhai Airshow in China at the end of 2024. Limited information is available about the drone, though reports indicate that it is…
Veter Kamikaze Drone Various sources indicate that the Russian company Veter has delivered over 3,000 Veter Kamikaze (quadcopter) drones to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. The company is reportedly capable…
MBDA Spear-3 Missile – Orchestrike AI The SPEAR-3 missile has been in development since 2006. With the integration of the Orchestrike AI system, the missile is now reportedly capable of…
S-71M Attack Drone There is limited information on the S-71M attack drone. Russia has approved mass production, which may result in their deployment in Ukraine in the coming months. The…
S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter) Autonomous Fighter The S-70 has been under development since at least 2011, with sources offering differing assessments of its current stage of progress. Reports indicate that Russia…
Kratos UTAP 22 Mako Kratos’ UTAP-22 Mako (Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform) was designed as the unmanned (UAS) counterpart or wingman to manned warfighters. It was revealed in 2015. Basic Weapon…
Anduril Altius 600 Anduril’s Altius series features Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with a “loitering munition” function. Altius systems can be operated together as a networked swarm, combining different drone payloads:…
Israel Aerospace Industries Harpy UAV IAI’s Harpy is an Unmanned Aerial System first operationalised in 1989 that has since undergone significant development. The New Generation (NG) Harpy is specifically designed…