Washington, May 22 (IANS) The US Air Force is rapidly accelerating development of autonomous combat aircraft designed to fight alongside manned fighter jets, as Pentagon leaders warned that future wars against adversaries like China would demand larger, cheaper and more survivable air fleets. Senior Air Force officials told lawmakers this week that Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCA, had become central to America’s future air combat strategy, marking one of the clearest signs yet of the Penta…
Latest Autonomous Systems News & Updates
Washington, May 16 (IANS) The US Army has told lawmakers that drones, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems are rapidly reshaping modern warfare, as senior military leaders pointed to lessons from the Ukraine conflict and warned that future battlefields will be dominated by low-cost, scalable unmanned technologies.Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said the character of war was changing at unprecedented speed and militaries that fail t…
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The Pentagon is aggressively restructuring its science and technology apparatus around artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and low-cost weapons as senior US defence officials warned lawmakers that future battlefields will be defined by speed, data dominance and mass deployment of affordable combat systems.At a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on science, technology and innovation posture, senior Department of Defense officials said the US military was r…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) A top US Air Force official warned lawmakers that autonomous fighter aircraft could eventually outperform human pilots, reflecting growing Pentagon concerns over the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence-driven warfare. “There will come a point where a robot fighter is better than a manned fighter,” Lieutenant General Christopher Niemi told a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Airland on Wednesday (local time). “It would be a tragic shame if the Un…
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Commanders of the three Services to remain future-ready by drawing lessons from ‘Operation Sindoor’ and adapting to the evolving global security landscape, while stressing the need to strengthen India’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, cyber resilience, autonomous systems and multi-domain warfare.Addressing the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajnath Singh described ‘Operatio…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Around 82 per cent of Indian enterprises expect AI agents to outpace their organisation’s security guardrails within the next year, and only 26 per cent report full visibility into agents operating in their environments, a report said on Tuesday.The report from security and AI operations company Rubrik said the lack of visibility leaves organisations unable to secure identities that are already making decisions, taking actions, and interacting with critical data.Non-…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) A US congressional hearing on special operations forces offered a glimpse into the future of warfare — one driven by artificial intelligence, cyber operations, and autonomous systems — highlighting lessons closely watched in India as it reshapes its military to address emerging threats.Lawmakers and military leaders stated that the battlefield is rapidly evolving, with technology lowering the barrier for both state and non-state actors to deploy advanced capabilitie…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) China’s advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous systems pose a growing national security risk, US lawmakers and industry experts said, with concerns ranging from data access and cyber vulnerabilities to supply-chain dependence and military use.At a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, Chairman Andrew Garbarino said the challenge was already unfolding “inside the United States”.He said the People’s Republic of China was moving “…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) The United States is deploying autonomous systems and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies in its ongoing military campaign against Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing on Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed that advanced technologies are playing a role in the conflict, although he declined to provide detailed information.“We’ve got a lot of autonomous systems or systems that are drones and others inco…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Demis Hassabis, CEO and Co-founder of Google DeepMind, said on Wednesday that artificial general intelligence (AGI) could be “on the horizon in five to eight years”, adding that the fast-growing AI industry presents a ‘huge opportunity’ for India’s youth.Speaking at a session during the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026,’ he said that it has been amazing to see the progress in the field of AI in just over a decade, and the India Summit comes at a “critical time”…