The US Army’s Big Six modernisation programme is beginning to take shape, with autonomy very much at the fore. But how much artificial intelligence can we expect and what impact will it have on military readiness? Andrew Tunnicliffe speaks with Colonel Gerald (Andy) Boston to find out more.

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The halls and outdoor exhibition areas at Eurosatory 2018 were filled with enough armoured vehicles to launch a land invasion. With a renewed focus on main battle tanks, some were bigger and better armed, while some special ops vehicles were smaller and more agile, but all were packed full of innovations designed to persuade international decision makers to loosen their defence departments’ purse strings. Berenice Baker reports from the event.

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Mission solutions developer Polaris Alpha has developed C2Core, a Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) solution to deliver mission management, strategic assessment, and situational awareness across domains, embracing space and cyber. Berenice Baker spoke to Marcus Featherston, executive vice president of mission solutions at Polaris Alpha, about what the company’s innovative full-spectrum approach offers the warfighter.

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Harris won three $1.5bn NGA contracts, India is in talks to procure the NASAMS-II defence system for $1bn and Airbus CEO was reportedly open to the merger of fighter jet unit with BAE. Army-Technology.com wraps up the key news stories from July 2018.

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The long sought-after pizza MRE is soon to be included in US Army ration packs. Talal Husseini reviews the new creation and the thinking behind its improved nutritional content.

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In this issue: F-35 purchase commitments at stake, the best tech and innovations from Eurosatory, US Triton drones head to the South China Sea, and more

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The US is deploying Triton drones to Guam to assist with surveillance in the South China Sea, where the battle for strategic supremacy with China threatens to escalate into direct confrontation. What will the drones add to the US military’s arsenal in the Pacific?

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Military technology specialists, from defence prime contractors to SME manufacturers of the most niche widgets, descended on the outskirts of Paris over 11-15 June to showcase their latest wares at the Eurosatory defence and security event. Berenice Baker reports on a selection of eye-catching technology at the latest iteration of the event.

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Northrop Grumman completed the acquisition of Orbital ATK for $9.2bn, Google decided to stop continuing the artificial intelligence (AI) work for the Pentagon and the US suspended its plan to conduct Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian with South Korea. Army-Technology.com wraps up the key stories from June 2018.

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The US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is almost ready to unleash its Gremlins– a swarm of UAVs built to perform multiple tasks from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), to the delivery of arms and other essential equipment in high risk areas. Talal Husseini takes a look at the ambitious program.

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