FYI: Trump says “The Generals” named the next flying ATM machine in his honor. If true, it’s a masterstroke in strategic flattery. As always, these stories appeared within the last week. - jp
‘Next Generation of Air Dominance’: Trump Announces New F-47 Fighter Jet
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/21/next-generation-air-dominance-trump-announces-new-fighter-jet/
Donald Trump announces new $20BN fighter jet in warning to China - and embarrassingly names it after himself
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-announces-new-20bn-1044042
China’s J-36 Stealth Fighter Is Sending Shockwaves Through The Pentagon
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/03/chinas-j-36-stealth-fighter-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-pentagon/
Forget F-47 Or NGAD: China’s J-36 6th Generation Fighter Is Already Flying
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/03/forger-f-47-or-ngad-chinas-j-36-6th-generation-fighter-is-already-flying/
Thai fighter pilots flying Swedish Gripen jets outperform Chinese jets in air combat drills
https://scandasia.com/thai-fighter-pilots-flying-swedish-gripen-jets-outperform-chinese-jets-in-air-combat-drills/
Norwegian soldiers drop tennis balls on tanks to test drone tactics
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/17/norwegian-soldiers-drop-tennis-balls-on-tanks-to-test-drone-tactics/
New video shows US fighter aircraft knocking out Houthi drones with rockets much cheaper than top air-to-air missiles
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-jets-destroy-houthi-drones-rockets-cheaper-than-top-missiles-2025-3
Laser-Guided Rockets Shown Shooting Down Houthi Drones For First Time
https://www.twz.com/air/air-launched-laser-guided-rockets-shown-shooting-down-houthi-drones-for-first-time
US military vehicles to get Israel’s smart targeting tech to crush drone threats
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-military-smart-targeting-tech
French and US Army Test Drone Swarms and Automated Hives to Shape Future of Warfare
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/french-and-us-army-test-drone-swarms-and-automated-hives-to-shape-future-of-warfare
The World’s First ‘Fighter Drones’ Are Coming. We’re Entering a ‘New Chapter of Aerial Warfare’ for America.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a64163788/fighter-drones/
Is voice-control the future of military drone piloting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jslb7CQwVE0
Gray Eagle Is the First Military Drone to Be Controlled Over New PLEO Satellite Service
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/gray-eagle-is-the-first-military-drone-to-be-controlled-over-new-pleo-satellite-service-248564.html
Military hydrogen-cell drones poised for big takeoff
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/03/military-hydrogen-cell-drones-poised-big-takeoff/403873/
Low-cost hypersonic drone secretly being developed by US firm
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-kratos-plans-hypersonic-drone
US Rivals Line Up for North Korea's New Military Drones
https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-new-military-drones-2047715
Military and Defense Drone Industry Witnessing Exponential Growth as Improved Technology and Products Hit the Market
https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025-03-20:newsml_GNX3d2QCR:0-military-and-defense-drone-industry-witnessing-exponential-growth-as-improved-technology-and-products-hit-the-market/
Backed by CIA, defense startup emerges with tech platform for modern battlefield
https://www.timesofisrael.com/backed-by-cia-defense-startup-emerges-with-tech-platform-for-modern-battlefield/
AI-Powered Defense: How Private AI is Transforming Modern Military Strategies
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-defense-how-private-ai-is-transforming-modern-military-strategies
Los Alamos National Laboratory Technology Approved For US Military Marketplace Website
https://losalamosreporter.com/2025/03/21/los-alamos-national-laboratory-technology-approved-for-us-military-marketplace-website/
US State Dept approves $100 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjifqxqhyl
US OKs Sale of 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons to Saudi Arabia
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/03/21/us-precision-weapons-saudi/
‘Punching allies in the face’: Trump sparks US weapons conundrum for Europe
https://www.politico.eu/article/punching-allies-in-the-face-how-trump-is-making-europe-question-us-arms-deals/
Buyer’s remorse: Europe fears its US military gear could be useless
https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/buyers-remorse-europe-fears-its-us-military-gear-could-be-useless/
Moscow Looks to Revive Global Arms Sales With Tanks No One Wants
https://www.dagens.com/news/moscow-looks-to-revive-global-arms-sales-with-tanks-no-one-wants
China’s Arms Imports Are Declining – But So Are Its Arms Exports
https://thediplomat.com/2025/03/chinas-arms-imports-are-declining-but-so-are-its-arms-exports/
China is winning the AI weapons development war over the U.S.
https://en.as.com/latest_news/china-is-winning-the-ai-weapons-development-war-over-the-us-n/
Oracle to power Singapore military with cutting-edge cloud computing and AI services
https://theindependent.sg/oracle-to-power-singapore-military-with-cutting-edge-cloud-computing-and-ai-services/
Booz Allen Joins Forces With Shield AI To Supercharge US Military Autonomy: Details
https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/03/44378015/booz-allen-joins-forces-with-shield-ai-to-supercharge-us-military-autonomy-details
The future of warfare: Killer drones and AI decision making
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545258/the-future-of-warfare-killer-drones-and-ai-decision-making
Proteus: The Future of Autonomous Military Helicopters
https://evmagazine.com/news/proteus-the-future-of-autonomous-military-helicopters
US Army debuts AI-driven TITAN battlefield trucks
https://defence-blog.com/us-army-debuts-ai-driven-titan-battlefield-trucks/
The Army wants AI to take physical risk off of its soldiers
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/03/army-wants-ai-take-physical-risk-its-soldiers/403850/
Las Cruces schools to install AI-powered weapon detectors in safety push
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/las-cruces-schools-to-install-ai-powered-weapon-detectors-in-safety-push-million-dollars-middle-school-high-school-lcps-public-schools
Harford County Public Schools to utilize AI weapons detection system in schools across the area
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/haford-county-public-schools-to-utilize-ai-weapons-detection-system-in-schools-across-the-area
New AI weapons detection system debuts in two more Nashville high schools this week
https://fox17.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/2025-3-17-ai-weapons-detection-system-debuts-in-two-more-nashville-high-schools-this-week-metro-mnps-safety-artificial-intelligence-tn
Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
https://lailluminator.com/2025/03/21/firearm-youth/
To Make Guns Less Dangerous, One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/gun-violence-deaths-harm-reduction.html