US-made Leonidas microwave weapon takes down 49 drones with a single blast
Forget Sparta - Leonidas wiped out all 61 drones in the demo
Swarming drones could overwhelm air defenses, changing the future of combat
New AI software allows drones to fly and fight as one coordinated force
Most Americans fear AI's impact on jobs, the military, and relationships, survey finds
The environmental impact is also a concern
US Air Force to blow up Tesla Cybertrucks in missile tests amid fears enemies could use them
It's not as if many people are buying them
WTF?! The US Air Force wants two Tesla Cybertrucks. The plan isn't to use them for transportation purposes, though; the EVs will be used for target practice. According to official documents, the trucks are a lot tougher than normal vehicles, meaning enemies are more likely to buy them – so the USAF wants to practice blowing them up.
Elon Musk's xAI lands $200 million Pentagon contract amid Grok controversy
The Defense Department is seeking an edge in security with these next-gen partnerships
Jensen Huang downplays fears over Nvidia chips being used by China's military
"They simply can't rely on it"
Russia field-testing new AI drone powered by Nvidia's Jetson Orin supercomputer
Follows earlier deployments of similar Russian drones
Gaming takes the helm: aircraft carrier installs high-end eSports suite for crew
Part of a partnership between the Royal Navy and the British eSports Federation
OpenAI lands $200 million Pentagon contract to develop AI for national security
Until last year, OpenAI prohibited the use of its technology for combat operations
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