As conflict in the Middle East intensifies, militaries are turning to a new kind of weapon — not a missile or drone, but AI.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ...

Unlike medium- to long-range missiles that face heavy U.S. surveillance, drone technology has reached the world’s highest level. It is a natural outcome that Iran is leading with drone warfare.” As ...

Air defense systems used to shoot down Shahed drones can run between $3 million and $12 million per interceptor, U.S. Department of Defense budget documents show. Nations have also experimented with ...

Autonomous drones, AI-driven weapons systems, and swarm tactics are changing how wars are fought, forcing militaries to rethink strategies and defenses designed for an earlier era.

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons.

Rapid technological development is prompting urgent discussions on regulating the use and procurement of artificial ...

Speaking about the trajectory of military AI, Amodei said modern armed forces still rely on human soldiers who operate within a framework of discipline, ethics and norms. The rise of AI-controlled ...

At China’s Victory Day parade in September 2025, it was not the marching troops or rolling tanks that made headlines, but the next-generation weapons systems on display. Uncrewed ground vehicles, ...

"If any tech company caves to the Pentagon's demands, War Secretary Pete Hegseth will have won the ability to surveil our ...