Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Massive Ukrainian drone strike targets Russian railway station in Volgograd Oblast — Pokrovsk is the city of my childhood. Now I watch it die — Ukrainian soldier working as Russian ‘mole,’ sending GRU military positions — Zelensky says mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-5-2025/

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Germany-funded long-range weapons to arrive in Ukraine by late July — Impeccable results: New Skynex video shows Ukrainian forces destroying Russian drones with German gun — Ukraine destroys Russian drone unit after Kherson infant killed, child should never have been a target — “Cut off the head”: Ukrainian intelligence accuses Putin’s favorite brigade of another war crime … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/sunday-july-13-2025/

"Absolutely. Every time. And I think that that's one of the reasons that #autonomy is so powerful. Right now, there are so many #weapon systems that require manning. You know, if I can have one guy command and con-- controlling 100 aircraft, that's a lot easier than having to have a pilot in every single one. And it puts a lot fewer #American lives at risk."

#autonomous
#ai
#weaponssystems

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palmer-luckey-ai-powered-autonomous-weapons-future-of-warfare-60-minutes-transcript/

Why Palmer Luckey thinks AI-powered, autonomous weapons are the future of warfare

Palmer Luckey made his fortune with VR headsets, founding Oculus as a teen. Now he's focused on the future of warfare, developing autonomous weapons powered by AI for the U.S. military and its allies.

Self-defence attack by US forces inside Syria

🔊 Ascolta articolo - Weapons systems that threatened US and coalition forces destroyed. Syrian regime counter-offensive against HTS jihadists in Hama The US Central Command (Centcom) announced it had destroyed ‘several weapons systems’ in Syria that posed a ‘clear and imminent threat’ to its own forces and those of the international coalition. The action, described […]

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I'm in the process of pitching an article about China's weapons sales and use of security contractors in Africa (540 words). If you're an editor of a publication with an international audience and that interests you, let me know!
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