Debajit Sarkar The increasing use of advanced and networked technologies on the battlefield is shaping the future of warfare, which is expected to center on human-machine teams in both the physical and virtual realms. The Military Robotic and Autonomous Systems (MRAS) strategy outlines how the army, air force, and navy aim to ethically leverage emerging technologies … Read more
A Russian missile strike has targeted Dnipro, a city in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the action as a trial launch of the newly developed Oreshnik hypersonic IRBM. Our assessment suggests that the independent post-boost vehicles (IPBVs) of the Oreshnik missile differ significantly from traditional multiple rocket-powered vehicles. Instead, they appear to be … Read more
In a recent study, researchers at Fudan University employed LLMs developed by Meta and Alibaba to investigate the potential for self-replicating AI to proliferate uncontrollably. Across ten trials, a remarkable 50% and 90% success rates were observed for the two AI models, respectively, in generating independent and functional replicas of themselves. These findings strongly suggest … Read more
The Oreshnik, a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), is characterized by its extremely high speed, exceeding Mach 10 (3.40 km/s) based on reports from the Ukrainian military. There’s perhaps one main reason for using Oreshnik, and destroying a factory isn’t it. It’s an area destruction weapon, shown off to the world. Russia suggests that … Read more
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) unveiled images of two novel sixth-generation fighter jets on December last year. These aircraft feature a groundbreaking tailless design, a hallmark of sixth-generation fighters previously unseen in operational aircraft. China’s pursuit of advanced combat aviation aligns with its broader strategic objective of enhancing military capabilities. The … Read more