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Leeds military museum curator ‘surprised’ and ‘excited’ to have gone viral in TikTok video after using Gen Z language | UK News
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A curator at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds has spoken to Sky News about going viral in an entertaining cross-generation TikTok video. “Serving curatorial realness fr [for real]” is how the social media video that has amassed more than four and a half million views is described. Curator Mark Murray-Flutter spoke to The UK…
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China’s robotic dogs still a novelty to most – as firms grapple with military using tech as weapons | Science & Tech News
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From Beijing to Hangzhou, the sight of robotic dogs in a park is becoming more and more common. Climbing stairs? No problem. And what about hills? They can do that too. Josh Yuan showed us his robo-dog in one of Beijing’s fanciest shopping districts, guiding it through a crowd of curious onlookers with a handheld…
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First UK military spy satellite launched that captures daytime images of Earth’s surface | UK News
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The first UK military satellite which can capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface has successfully launched into space. The “cutting-edge” satellite – named Tyche – is part of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme that aims to support military operations as well as natural disaster and environmental monitoring, mapping information development, and…
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First known test dogfight between AI and human pilot carried out, US military says | Science & Tech News
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The world’s first known combat between a human pilot and a fighter jet controlled by AI has been carried out in California, the US military has said. In a drill over Edwards Air Force Base, the pair of F-16 fighter jets flew at speeds of up to 1,200mph and got as close as 600 metres…
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NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space | Science & Tech News
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China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. “We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,”…
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DragonFire: The new British military laser that shoots down drones | Politics News
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A new British military laser could be used in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, the defence secretary has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at the latest, could have “huge ramifications” for Kyiv’s conflict against Russia, Grant Shapps said. New reforms aimed at speeding up procurement…
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Warfare is changing: Is space the new military frontier? | World News
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Speculation that Russia might be developing a new space-based nuclear weapon has led to a flurry of discussion about what is going on – and what it could mean to see military installations in space. But space is already used for military purposes. Thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth are crucial to missile targeting, fighter…
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Dawn of the drone wars? How Ukraine conflict has set stage for new military capabilities | World News
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Drones have been part of the military inventory for decades, but the war in Ukraine has seen a massive escalation in their exploitation. Does this herald the start of a new era in modern warfare, and will the rapid development of AI lead to the inevitable dawn of drone wars? Unmanned flight predates manned, but…