Israel confirms world-first combat use of laser-beam weapon, downs Hezbollah drones
The new laser weapons will complement Iron Dome defenses
UK bans gaming controller exports to Russia to hinder military use
Gamepads can be repurposed to control drones and target civilians
Microsoft fires engineers over AI protest at 50th-anniversary event
Protestors accused company of enabling human rights violations through AI
Space Force awards $13.7 billion in contracts to SpaceX and two others for national security missions
SpaceX secures the largest share of these contracts
New Space Force project aims to counter threats with orbital mothership
Straight out of Star Wars
Space Force official warns China is practicing satellite "dogfighting" in space
As new landing barges, likely built for a Taiwan invasion, emerge
DARPA launches Defiant, a 180-foot fully autonomous warship for extended missions
Built for autonomy: No crew quarters, no galleys
Anduril takes over military headset project from Microsoft, Palmer Luckey envisions "technomancer" soldiers
Microsoft has fully exited HoloLens hardware development
Ukrainian drone unit wants to recruit gamers but warns it's "not like Call of Duty"
No respawns in real life
Google abandons 'do no harm' AI stance, opens door to military weapons
A hot potato: Google has come a long way since its early days when "Don't be evil" was its guiding principle. This departure has been duly noted before for various reasons. In its latest departure from its original ethos, the company has quietly removed a key passage from its AI principles that previously committed to avoiding the use of AI in potentially harmful applications, including weapons.
The US Navy warns personnel against using generative AI apps such as DeepSeek
Due to "potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model's origin and usage"
New operating system could let US Army Black Hawk helicopters be piloted with basic training
Though that's obviously not the Army's intention
Classified military documents appear on the War Thunder forums, again
"We really don't want to end up chained at the bottom of a disguised CIA cargo ship"
OpenAI partners with Palmer Luckey's defense firm, paving the way for AI-driven military tech
The same technology behind ChatGPT could help decide if an enemy should be killed
Scientists create chameleon-like invisibility material that doesn't use electricity
Molecular compound allows material to shift colors in seconds
Researchers test groundbreaking boron ramjet for missiles that fly through the air and water
The engine achieves almost 90% combustion efficiency underwater
National Guard leaker receives 15-year prison term after sharing military secrets on Discord
Sentence comes after a plea deal copping to six counts of espionage
Spatial audio is coming to F-16 fighters to provide 3D sound in the cockpit
Danish firm Terma secured the contract to bring the technology to F-16 cockpits
The Pentagon wants AI to enhance the capabilities of US nuclear weapons systems
Do these people never watch movies?
Defense Department began testing AI surveillance system to safeguard critical military assets
A commercial AI surveillance solution which can be tailored to specific DoD needs
The Army wants Microsoft to "substantially" lower the price of its $80,000 HoloLens-based goggles
Only half of that cost comes from the unit itself
Watch Palmer Luckey's new AI-powered kamikaze drone obliterate a pickup truck
The Marine Corps are testing the drones
The US military is operating weapons and equipment with custom game controllers
Used for demining lasers, guided weapons, turrets, cameras, and other equipment
US Army orders new robots capable of carrying 2,000 pounds
Easing the physical burden on soldiers
