AI Made the List—but Humans Still Did the Killing
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The review examines *NAZA*, an Israeli documentary featuring 24 anonymous Israel Defense Forces soldiers who describe their involvement in Israel’s AI-assisted military campaign in Gaza. The film focu
The Pentagon’s planned Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM), expected to launch by October 2027, aims to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous and robotic systems. According to De
Anduril has secured a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion to support submarine production, marking a significant expansion beyond its established focus on autonomous drones and other defense t
US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
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defenseone.com
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President Donald Trump appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s AI czar, giving him leadership of a new “Super Intelligence Force.” The task force will coordinate t
Cyber warfare’s operational model creates distinctive human costs: operators can conduct missions against adversaries worldwide, return home the same day, and be recalled hours later without any physi
The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone systems along the U.S.-Mexico border to address increasing cartel use of commercially available drones and to accelerate military innovation modeled on Ukraine’s
The US Department of Defence has stopped using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence tools after designating the company a national-security supply-chain risk, a Pentagon official told the BBC. Defence
The Pentagon’s plans for modernizing polygraph examinations have become unclear after officials issued statements that appear to conflict with earlier documents and presentations. Declassified slides
The Ethics of Responsibility in a World of Military AI
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ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org
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Elke Schwarz argues that the rapid development of military AI and autonomous weapons is intensifying the moral stakes of warfare, particularly as civilians suffer in ongoing conflicts and states incre
The article argues that cyber warfare’s defining feature—conducting sustained operations from home—has become a serious personnel and readiness problem. Unlike conventional deployments, cyber operator
The United States has withdrawn all of its bombers—believed to be around a dozen B-1 Lancers—from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire following a counter-terrorism investigation and reports of a new threa
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a Sept. 28 memorandum, publicly released Friday, directing the Defense Department to accelerate deployment of counter-drone technologies across military bases, cr
Matthew Ford argues that military innovation has become an institutional substitute for strategy, repeating the “hammer-and-nail” problem identified by John Nagl in Iraq. The US military entered the S
The Pentagon has announced plans for a new four-star combatant command, tentatively called Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM), focused on integrating autonomous and robotic systems across the U.S
Army awards up to $7B in sprawling counter-drone IDIQ
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The U.S. Army has awarded multiple contracts worth up to $7 billion to expand counter-drone capabilities across the military and federal government. Announced by Army acquisition leaders and Joint Int
A new report by Barak Seener of the Henry Jackson Society argues that the Pentagon’s acquisition overhaul should draw lessons from recent conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. Israel demonstrates the impor
A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic a national security supply chain risk, allowing the Defense Department to exclude the AI company from military contrac
The U.S. Army Reserve is assessing whether it can provide U.S. Southern Command with several support formations within 90 to 120 days, according to an internal message reviewed by CBS News. Although t
The Defense Department’s enterprise generative AI platform, GenAI.mil, has expanded rapidly since its launch in December. Approximately 1.7 million of the department’s roughly 3 million personnel—incl
At the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that US government documents would henceforth refer to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” or “S
The Pentagon is introducing a Joint Warfighter Evaluation (JWE) for Army, Air Force and Marine Corps colonels and Navy captains competing for promotion to one-star rank. Announced by Defense Secretary
Chris Rogers announces his forthcoming article, “Built for Lethality, Not for Law: Rebalancing Military Artificial Intelligence Toward Civilian Protection and Factual Integrity under International Hum
As artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons become more common in warfare, military experts and chaplains are preparing for their potential psychological and moral effects on service members. A
The Department of Defense hosted YouTube personalities and professional boxers Jake and Logan Paul at the Pentagon on Sept. 17, 2026. During the visit, the brothers toured the building, visited the Pe
Spies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid
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U.S. national security officials warn that Russian and Chinese cyber operators have penetrated or mapped critical American infrastructure, including the electrical grid. Although the attackers have no
Steve Feldstein described testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission concerning military artificial intelligence and its implications for human rights. Speaking alongside Amanda M. Klasin
Witnesses before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission warned that human approval may not provide meaningful control over AI-assisted military decisions. As AI increasingly supports target identifica
NGA official assumes top AI role at Cyber Command
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nextgov.com
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U.S. Cyber Command has named Rear Adm. Ronzelle Green as its new chief artificial intelligence officer, replacing Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny, according to a spokesperson. Green is Cyber Command’s second
The article says the Pentagon is looking for an artificial intelligence system that can rapidly process large volumes of space, missile, and intelligence data and turn them into operational threat ass
The Pentagon has issued new guidance to govern AI-assisted software development as it pushes toward “software-defined warfare.” Signed by Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies on Aug. 31 and effective Sept. 8,
The Pentagon has issued a new instruction, approved by CIO Kirsten Davies and effective Sept. 8, that establishes policy and procedures for using AI in software development as part of its move toward
Dario Amodei: ‘We Owe It to Humanity’ to Slow Down AI
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theatlantic.com
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3w ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the pace of AI development, warning that top AI companies are not “acting responsibly” and that faster model improvements could increase serious risks
Pentagon looks to AI to identify space and missile threats
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militarytimes.com
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3w ago
The Pentagon is seeking artificial intelligence tools to improve missile and space threat detection in wartime, where human operators must process fast-moving targets, short timelines, and often ambig
Maven is becoming the Pentagon’s everything app
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defenseone.com
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3w ago
The article explains how the Pentagon is expanding its use of Maven Smart System (MSS), an AI-powered command-and-control platform that is becoming a central tool for military data analysis. Originall
The JIATF-401 **Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Quick Reference Guide (UNCLASSIFIED, Version 4, 26-P-1236)** frames the sUAS threat as rapidly evolving and increasingly accessible to
A senior Defense Innovation Unit leader urged the Navy to move far faster toward unmanned vessels and reduce reliance on manned platforms. Matthew Shortal, DIU’s principal deputy director and chief co
The Pentagon’s top AI official, Cameron Stanley, said the US is helping allies such as Nato and Five Eyes partners adopt artificial intelligence, but believes they lack the resources, experience, and
Autonomy, Decision Making, and Loss of Control
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3w ago
The article argues that the reported Iranian capture of an Anduril Dive-LD unmanned underwater vehicle highlights major gaps in how the U.S. thinks about autonomy in military systems. Although the Div
The content reports that Anthropic, the AI company, is building a broad surveillance and threat-monitoring system aimed not only at protecting executives and facilities but also at tracking activists
A report based on FOIA-released documents says the Department of Defense asked OpenAI to create a special version of its AI with “minimal refusal rates,” meaning a model that would reject military req
U.S. military officials say a new high-energy laser weapon system has coincided with a roughly 75% drop in drone activity probing the southern border in the Rio Grande Valley, less than two weeks afte
The Department of Defense is seeking new ways to conceal the “digital exhaust” produced by mobile phones, such as location data and device identifiers that can be used to track people and analyze beha
GPT-6 Astra’s Achilles Heel, Trust in OpenAI is Fading
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The article argues that OpenAI is facing a growing trust, safety, and legal crisis ahead of its anticipated IPO. It says the company is increasingly surrounded by lawsuits, including a recent Apple tr
Pentagon investigators administered polygraph tests in August to dozens of military officers and civilian employees as part of a leak probe into reports about dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles. The te
Pentagon investigators administered polygraph tests to dozens of military officers and civilian employees in August as part of a leak probe tied to reports that U.S. weapons stockpiles, especially key
US military officials have disabled advertising trackers, known as mobile advertising IDs (MAIDs), on a range of phones and computers after concerns that commercially sold location data could be used
The U.S. Army has awarded AeroVironment, Inc. a $464.8 million production contract for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, marking the first production contract ever for a directed energy
A new survey of 111 national security and AI experts suggests deep concern inside U.S. security circles about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence. Conducted by the Institute for Security and
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first broad cyber framework since 2023. Developed by Katie Sutton’s office, the strategy is intended to
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first major cyber framework since 2023. Developed under Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy