Defense

Oct 23, 2026

US Navy orders personnel to replace AI with “super intelligence”

The U.S. Navy ordered personnel to use “super intelligence” and “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” and “AI” in official materials.

Oct 23, 2026

Pentagon Issues AI Procurement Guidance on Ideological Neutrality

The Pentagon issued guidance requiring AI procurements to follow Trump administration principles on factual accuracy and ideological neutrality. The guidance includes templates for solicitations, vendor documentation and contracts.

Oct 22, 2026

Leidos Wins $95 Million Contract to Add AI Automation to Pentagon Logistics

Leidos will add AI automation, cloud technology and updated software practices to a Pentagon asset management system under a five year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Oct 22, 2026

Palantir Says NATO Maven System Has No Kill Switch

Palantir says neither the company nor the US government can remotely disable its Maven military AI software used by NATO.

Oct 22, 2026

U.S. Navy Awards Applied Intuition $25 Million for Ship Sensor Fusion

The U.S. Navy awarded Applied Intuition a $25 million contract to deploy its Intelligent Perception System on five Arleigh Burke class destroyers.

Oct 22, 2026

Beyond Vision Raises More Than €28 Million to Scale Drone Production

Portuguese drone maker Beyond Vision raised more than €28 million to increase production, develop its AI systems and enter new international markets.

Oct 21, 2026

Former US officials back Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist appeal

Seventeen former US national security officials urged the D.C. Circuit to rehear Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation.

Oct 21, 2026

Navantia and Multiverse Computing Partner on Naval Defense AI

Navantia and Multiverse Computing signed an agreement to develop and deploy AI and quantum inspired technology for naval defense systems.

Oct 21, 2026

Google DeepMind Staff Quit Over Military AI Contracts

Several Google DeepMind employees have resigned or plan to leave over concerns about the company's military AI contracts and oversight of classified uses.

Oct 21, 2026

Watchtower Labs Emerges From Stealth With $35 Million for Military AI Tools

Watchtower Labs has emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed financing for AI tools that support military planning. Its initial product focuses on logistics, including transport, supplies, routes and timing.

Oct 21, 2026

Destinus Acquires Radar Software Developer Perciv AI

Destinus has acquired Perciv AI, a developer of software that uses neural networks to process radar data for object detection, tracking and navigation.

Oct 21, 2026

Protesters Interrupt Nvidia GTC Berlin Keynote Over Chips in Russian Drones

Protesters interrupted Jensen Huang's GTC Berlin keynote and questioned him about Nvidia chips reportedly found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine.

Oct 21, 2026

Army AI Pilot Cuts Civilian Hiring Time to 47 Days

A Pentagon pilot using AI tools cut the Army's average civilian hiring time from 161 days to 47, a Defense Department personnel official said.

Oct 21, 2026

UNIDIR Launches International Forum on Military AI

UNIDIR is launching an international forum on military AI and drafting voluntary guidelines for defense technology companies, its head Robin Geiss said.

Oct 20, 2026

Helsing and Destinus Agree Partnership, Helsing Joins Funding Round

Helsing and Destinus agreed a commercial partnership to offer joint solutions to NATO and allied forces, and Helsing will invest in Destinus' latest funding round.

Oct 20, 2026

US Marine Corps Expands Access to Palantir Maven System

The US Marine Corps is expanding access to the Maven Smart System across its organizations, giving authorized personnel individual accounts on approved networks.

Oct 20, 2026

ASI Raises $325 Million at $3 Billion Valuation

ASI raised $325 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation to expand its AI software for transportation, energy, defense and logistics operations.

Oct 20, 2026

US Navy Raises Gecko Robotics Contract Ceiling to $300 Million

The US Navy raised the ceiling on its Gecko Robotics contract from $71 million to $300 million, expanding the use of robotic ship inspection systems to the Atlantic Surface Fleet.

Oct 20, 2026

U.S. Army Tests AI Tool for Maintenance and Repairs

The U.S. Army is testing an AI tool that searches maintenance manuals, suggests repairs, completes paperwork, orders parts and connects soldiers with experts.

Oct 19, 2026

Germany Drops Direct MQ-28 Ghost Bat Purchase Plan

Germany will not proceed with a direct purchase of the larger Block 3 MQ-28 Ghost Bat, shifting its collaborative combat aircraft program toward a broader competition.