Google drops out of $100 million Pentagon drone swarm contest after advancingGoogle abruptly withdrew from a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge for autonomous drone swarms after an internal ethics review. The comp...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
What is Project Maven? Pentagon’s flagship AI program powering US strikes on IranProject Maven, a Pentagon AI program, is now central to US strikes against Iran. This artificial intelligence system accelerates the proces...
05 Apr, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
The new A(I)rsenal: US-Anthropic clash highlights need for sovereign AI in IndiaAs AI enters battlefields from Gaza to Iran, India must rethink defence strategy amid dependence on foreign tech, experts told ET.
10 Mar, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
The new kill chain: America is using AI to bomb targets in IranIran war: American military's engagement in Iran serves as a proving ground for cutting-edge artificial intelligence. By enhancing intellig...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Claude AI helped bomb Iran. But how exactly?The US military has employed Anthropic's Claude AI for critical functions like intelligence assessments and target identification during st...
04 Mar, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
How a Silicon Valley 'warlord' got the Pentagon's attentionTech entrepreneur Steven Simoni now leads Allen Control Systems. His company develops the Bullfrog, an AI-powered autonomous machine gun. T...
01 Oct, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Palantir’s AI is helping pick targets in war zones, and its billionaire boss Alex Karp is boasting about itPalantir AI in war: Palantir Technologies is using AI in war zones like Ukraine. The AI tools help identify targets using data. CEO Alex Ka...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfareFueled by the Ukraine war and shifting geopolitical realities, Germany is rapidly transforming its defense sector, embracing AI and startup...
24 Jul, 2025, 07.58 AM IST
AI- The Immortal Warrior: How AI Has Enhanced Strategic Planning and Decision Making During Warfare.AI is rapidly transforming modern warfare, evident in conflicts like Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Palestine, where AI systems enhance decision...
11 Jun, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
What is the Chinese fungus, and how dangerous is it? U.S. says it stopped plan to bring pathogen to MichiganA Chinese scientist and his girlfriend are facing federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a toxic fungus, into the U....
04 Jun, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Anduril to acquire Ireland's Klas to bolster AI warfare systemsAnduril Industries will acquire Ireland-based Klas to enhance its AI-driven defense tech. The deal boosts Anduril’s autonomous systems by i...
05 May, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
How US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech's role in warfareUS tech giants have enabled Israel to use AI-driven technology to target militants in Gaza and Lebanon, leading to an increase in civilian ...
18 Feb, 2025, 07.23 PM IST
Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It's part of a troubling trendIn an update to its 2018 AI principles, the tech giant removed commitments not to pursue certain actions related to safety and weapons. Thi...
11 Feb, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
Google has made a dangerous u-turn on military AIGoogle has removed its commitment to refrain from using AI for weapons or surveillance. The change signals a shift in ethical stance amid g...
07 Feb, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
Meta permits its AI models to be used for US military purposesMeta said that it would make its AI models, called Llama, available to federal agencies and that it was working with defense contractors su...
07 Nov, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
Meta permits its AI models to be used for US military purposesMeta said that it would make its AI models, called Llama, available to federal agencies and that it was working with defense contractors su...
05 Nov, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
Startups bring Silicon Valley ethos to a lumbering military-industrial complexEach of these systems is getting real-world testing in the war in Ukraine, earning praise from top government officials there and validatin...
22 May, 2023, 03.39 PM IST