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Technology
Musk’s SpaceX and xAI Join Pentagon Contest to Build Voice‑Controlled Drone Swarms
SpaceX and xAI have entered a Pentagon $100 million prize challenge to build voice‑controlled autonomous drone swarms, joining a small group of competitors. The move highlights the US military’s reliance on commercial innovators while raising technical, legal and geopolitical questions about autonomy, oversight and proliferation.
NeTe2026年2月17日 01:34
#SpaceX#xAI#Pentagon
World
China’s New 300 km Air-to-Air Missile Sharpens J-20’s Reach and Shifts BVR Calculus
A leaked paper outlines the PL-16, a compact Chinese air‑to‑air missile with an asserted 300 km range designed for internal carriage on fifth‑generation fighters. By trading extreme size for fit and firepower density, the PL-16 promises to extend the J‑20’s BVR reach and complicate regional air‑defense and coalition targeting strategies.
SoMi2026年2月4日 01:30
#PL-16#J-20#air-to-air missile