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Cameras in British Special Ops Drone Boats Found Sending Data to China

1 day ago01 mins

Cameras aboard the Royal Navy’s unmanned surface vessels (USVs) were found transmitting data back to China, prompting the UK Ministry of Defence to sever all internet access to the fleet. A routine cyber assessment revealed that the devices in the 12-million-pound ($16.2-million) K3 Scout drone fleet used by the Royal Navy’s Special Boat Service were…

Australian AI startup granted AUKUS exemption for autonomous vessel software

Cs news1 year ago03 mins

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian AI startup developing software for crewless boats said it has been granted one of the first AUKUS exemption licences by the Australian government, allowing it to share information with defence contractors in the U.S. and Britain. Defence officials have said Australia will rely more on autonomous systems to…