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Syntec Optics Advances AI Wearables That Read Soldiers’ Gaze

Artificial intelligence is enhancing military augmented reality by enabling wearable systems to prioritize battlefield information based on where a soldier is looking.

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UK Opens $1.3M Search for Future Military Autonomy Technologies

The UK is offering more than $1.3 million to support the development of early-stage technologies that could shape future autonomous military systems across land, sea, and air.

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US Taps Kongsberg, Oceaneering to Develop New Extra-Large Undersea Vehicle

The US Department of Defense has selected Kongsberg and Oceaneering to develop an extra large uncrewed undersea vehicle for future US Navy missions.

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Kopin Advances Next-Generation Displays for US Soldier Vision Systems

Kopin has passed three development milestones in a US Army-backed program aimed at bringing brighter color MicroLED displays into future soldier-worn vision systems.

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Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones

Virginia-based autonomy developer Auterion and Kyiv drone manufacturer SkyFall have collaborated to supply 50,000 tactical unmanned aerial systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces under a German-funded contract.

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Israel Tells Pentagon Chief Will Keep Troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘Security Zones’

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in "security zones" it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

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Iran Hangs Man Convicted for Part in January Protests

Iran hanged a man on Wednesday, the judiciary announced, after finding him guilty of taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country over the winter.

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Drones Downed Over Iraq’s Erbil: Kurdish Forces

The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Wednesday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, Kurdish forces said.

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Russian Strikes Across Ukraine Leave 13 Dead, Around 50 Wounded

Russian strikes killed 13 people and wounded about 50 across Ukraine on Wednesday, regional authorities said.

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Kuwait, Bahrain Say Intercepted Iranian Attacks

The Gulf monarchies of Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday confirmed they had intercepted fresh aerial salvos from Iran as Tehran and Washington exchanged fire over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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