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US colonel retracts comments on simulated drone attack ‘thought experiment’

Colonel clarifies comments about ‘rogue AI drone’ that supposedly killed its operator

The Guardian - US

US Air Force colonel explains how AI drone could ‘kill’ its human operator

The scenario explores how AI could employ deceptive tactics to achieve its sinister aims

Evening Standard

Air Force official ‘misspoke’ in tale of AI drone killing human operator in US test mission

AI drone turned on operator after realising they stood in the way of its ‘higher mission’, US Air Force says

The Independent UK

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A US Air Force AI drone simulation ended with the drone going rogue and killing its simulated human operator because the operator wouldn't let the drone kill everything it wanted to

Yeah, so maybe those Skynet scenarios aren't so far-fetched after all.

PC Gamer

US denounces China’s ‘aggressive’ manoeuvre over South China Sea

The US has accused a Chinese military jet of flying too close to its aircraft, causing dangerous turbulence.

Al Jazeera

Moment Chinese fighter jet pulls 'unnecessarily aggressive' manoeuvre on US air force plane

A Chinese jet fighter flew 'provocatively' in front of a US Air Force jet and intercepted it in an 'unnecessarily aggressive' manoeuvre, during a 'routine operation' above the South China Sea, the Pentagon said

Daily Mirror

US sends two 'global strike' supersonic bombers to UK

The US Air Force said it was a demonstration of the ability to provide 'lethal precision'

Wales Online

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Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border

Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Air Force captain says 'UFO attack left guards screaming' and government LIED

Ex-US Air Force captain Robert Salas revealed when he headed a base in Montana, US, in 1967 a guard claimed 'strange lights' were heading towards them and were 'pulsating'

Daily Mirror

Roy Bridges, Senator Mark Kelly inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame

Retired Major General Roy Bridges and Senator Mark Kelly were honored by their peers as the newest inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Space

UFO hunter spots 'orb' sheltering from a storm on home security footage

A homeowner was shocked when they checked their CCTV footage and saw a clip of an orb using their house to hide from a snowstorm, and some think it could be proof of alien life

Daily Mirror

US sets $259 million F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration notified Congress on Monday of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up to $259 million.

Reuters

China says unmanned airship over US was isolated, unexpected event

China has made it clear that the unmanned civilian airship that flew over U.S. terriory was an unexpected and isolated event, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

US says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sensitive military sites earlier this year, saying analysis was still ongoing.

Reuters

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Pentagon won't be buying air-launched hypersonic missile after failed test: report

The US Air Force will not use a Lockheed Martin-made hypersonic weapon for its Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon program. Other hypersonic research continues.

Al Jazeera

Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash

US officials say surveillance flights over Black Sea have resumed despite Russia’s downing of the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The Independent UK

Watch: Pentagon holds briefing after Russian jet forced down US drone

The Pentagon held a press briefing after it released footage showing what it described as a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone.

The Independent UK

Video captures moment Russian fighter jet crashes into US drone

The White House says it will be ‘impossible’ for Moscow to obtain any useful material from the downed craft

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The Guardian - UK

US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into American drone over Black Sea

Pentagon says video has been edited for length but shows sequence of events

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon Video Shows Damage to Downed US Drone After Russia Jet Flyby

The Pentagon released on Thursday a video showing a Russian military jet intercept a US drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, in what was the first direct encounter between the world's leading nuclear powers since the Ukraine war began. The rare Pentagon move came a day after…

ABC News

Moscow reveals details of high-level calls after US drone went down in encounter with Russian jets

The incident between a US surveillance drone and Russian jets prompted rare telephone conversations between the two countries' defence ministers and military chiefs, a statement from the Kremlin reveals.

Bangkok Post

Russia decries ‘hostile’ flights after US drone crash

Moscow warned against “hostile” US flights on Wednesday, as tensions simmered a day after a Russian fighter jet was accused of colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Israeli Drill Stimulate 'Strategic Strike'

The United States and Israel began a two-week air exercise, simulating a “strategic strike” as part of the Red Flag exercises. Red Flag drills have been held at least three times a year since 1975 at Nellis airbase, considered the US Air Force’s “premier military training area.” The seven F-35I…

The Guardian - AU

MQ-9 Reaper: what is the US drone that collided with a Russian jet and how is it used?

The US air force operates a number of unmanned aircraft or UAVs, with the MQ-9 Reaper the most common

The Independent UK

‘Reckless’ Russian fighter jet forces down US Air Force drone flying over Black Sea

US Air Force condemns alleged Russian interference

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