Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft, its proposal for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme late last year completed a number of autonomous flight tests during two sorties.

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Beijing is rapidly gaining an edge in the development of military artificial intelligence (AI) technology by leveraging its control over domestic research facilities. Harry Lye finds out what the country’s progress means for rivals such as the US, and why winning the AI arms race matters.

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Boeing and Sikorsky have submitted bids to Germany’s competition to acquire a new heavy-lift helicopter, offering the Chinook and King Stallion respectively.

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Located in West Asia, the Islamic Republic of Iran is the second biggest country in the Middle East. Iran has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East and is developing indigenous weapon systems such as long-range missiles.

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Iran overnight launched ballistic missiles at two US air bases in Iraq; Al Assad west of Baghdad and another in Irbil. Army Technology takes a look at the missiles used in the attack, and the circumstances surrounding it.

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Army Technology lists ten of the top trending tweets on land warfare in December 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.

The top tweets were chosen from influencers as tracked by GlobalData’s Influencer Platform, which is based on a scientific process that works on pre-defined parameters. Influencers are selected after a deep analysis of the influencer’s relevance, network strength, engagement, and leading discussions on new and emerging trends.

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Indonesian Army ordered nine Bell 412EPI helicopters and British Army to train soldiers with VR under new pilot scheme. Army-technology.com wraps up key headlines from 2019.

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BT’s enterprise unit has launched a counter-drone solution in partnership with Australian drone security company DroneShield to help organisations detect, track and identify drones threatening safety, security and privacy. Berenice Baker finds out more.

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The Ajax platform is promising to deliver a slew of capabilities to the British Army and modernise its land vehicle fleet. Harry Lye checks out the different variants of the platform and the unique roles they will play in the army’s future.

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It’s been a big year for global armies, with the US putting the final touches on a $738bn defence budget, investment in lasers, a Warrior CSP update and a heated fight over the future Department of Defence cloud, while all eyes turned to China’s military might. Here are some highlights from 2019.

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