Military

BAE Systems surfaces autonomous submarine for military use

Battery powered now, fuel-cells tomorrow - all packed in a shipping box

Security11 Sep 2025 | 20

US Army straps on another mixed-reality gamble with Anduril, Rivet

Microsoft invitation lost in mail after HoloLens made soldiers sick

Public Sector09 Sep 2025 | 2

Bot shots: US Army enlists AI startup to provide target-tracking

Because handing battlefield ID to an algorithm has never gone wrong before, right?

AI + ML05 Sep 2025 | 12

Mysterious X-37B spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a quantum GPS alternative

Satnav birds would be a high-priority target in war. This tech could be a more resilient alternative

Science25 Aug 2025 | 55

DARPA’s Cylon raider autonomous fighter jet advances to next phase

Pilots may soon have to compete against frakking toasters for the title of Top Gun

AI + ML14 Aug 2025 | 23

$10 billion, 10 year US Army contract elevates Palantir to defense contracting royalty

Crashes the multibillion-dollar DoD party alongside Boeing, Lockheed, and Raytheon

Public Sector01 Aug 2025 | 11

Taxman picks up $140M tab after Cadence fined for China export violations

Changes enacted in Trump's budget cover cost of penalty

Systems29 Jul 2025 | 1

Weapons jam: Pentagon sucks at removing foreign objects from its gear, auditors say

Component origin isn't tracked, says GAO, meaning the circuits in equipment could be from anywhere

Public Sector24 Jul 2025 | 20

Britain's billion-pound F-35s not quite ready for, well, anything

Stealth jets can't fight, can't fly much, and can't shoot UK missiles, says NAO

Security15 Jul 2025 | 182

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI get $800M to hop in bed with Pentagon

Updated Looks like DoD FOMO struck Silicon Valley

Public Sector14 Jul 2025 | 13

Hegseth signs flying memo to expand military use of cheap drones in oddball video

video An announcement so weird it could only come from the Trump administration

Public Sector11 Jul 2025 | 87

Army and Navy have both asked for right to repair, now Senators want to give it to them

You want that military contract? Then no more proprietary repairability clauses!

Public Sector08 Jul 2025 | 22

UK to buy nuclear-capable F-35As that can't be refueled from RAF tankers

Aircraft meant to bolster NATO deterrent will rely on allied support to stay airborne

Security26 Jun 2025 | 277

America and Britain gear up with Project Flytrap to bring anti-drone kit to the battlefield

video Prepping to fight the next war, not the last one

Public Sector23 Jun 2025 | 19

Space manufacturing company Varda gets clearance to launch more uncrewed capsules

UPDATED Startup has already shown how to make drugs in space

Science19 Jun 2025 | 2

Military-tech upstart Anduril pushes further into NATO with German arms maker deal

Move fast and blow things up

Systems18 Jun 2025 | 13

US Army signs up Band of Tech Bros with a suitably nerdy name

Execs from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI join Detachment 201

Public Sector13 Jun 2025 | 28

US auditors beg Pentagon to pay attention to latest report about IT system flaws

The DoD has ignored many past recommendations

Public Sector12 Jun 2025 | 3

DARPA is testing a device soldiers can swallow to make them less stressed

Not that kind of edible - this one's electronic

Science11 Jun 2025 | 28

UK CyberEM Command to spearhead new era of armed conflict

Government details latest initiative following announcement last week

Security04 Jun 2025 | 17

Ukraine war spurred infosec vet Mikko Hyppönen to pivot to drones

Interview Why? There's a war in Europe, Finland has a belligerent neighbor, and cyber is a settled field

Security04 Jun 2025 | 51

Space Force tech mission threatened by staff and funding black hole

Budget slashing has 'outsized impact' on us, says commander who fears branch not ready for orbital war

Public Sector22 May 2025 | 17

UK Ministry of Defence is spending less with US biz, and more with Europeans

France's share of MOD cash is growing while the US's shrinks

Offbeat10 May 2025 | 80

Liz Warren, Trump admin agree on something: Army should have right to repair

As military memo makes it official policy

Public Sector02 May 2025 | 27

Brit soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies

Truck-mounted demonstration weapon costs 10p a pop, says MOD

Security17 Apr 2025 | 164

Pentagon needs China's rare earths, Beijing just put them behind a permit wall. Oops

World war fee Trump’s tremendous trade tussle triggers troubling twist, theoretically

Public Sector15 Apr 2025 | 153

US Army’s laser obsession continues with yet another drone-zapper deal

We have one, yes – but what about a second death ray?

Public Sector25 Mar 2025 | 62

US Space Force warns Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' in space

Begun, preparation for orbital wars has

Science20 Mar 2025 | 50

Ex-US Cyber Command chief: Europe and 5 Eyes can't fully replicate US intel

Cue deepening existential European dread as Rest of World contemplates Trump turning off the info tap

Security19 Mar 2025 | 74

It begins: Pentagon to give AI agents a role in decision making, ops planning

Updated Former allies, take note. This is a WOPR

AI + ML05 Mar 2025 | 41

Microsoft wants to quit building Army VR goggles, hand contract to Anduril

Will the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor?

Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 10

Anduril picks Ohio for 5 million square foot autonomous weapon factory

The hyperscale plant is designed to produce tens of thousands of AVs a year

Offbeat16 Jan 2025 | 26

British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks

High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing

Public Sector12 Dec 2024 | 145

US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns

Boeing-Bell V-22 can't outfly its checkered past, it seems

Public Sector10 Dec 2024 | 89

NATO tests aquatic drones to protect cables, coastlines

Floating the idea of a robot navy

Networks05 Dec 2024 | 10

Dell settles with Uncle Sam over Army bid-rigging claims

DoJ alleges merely overpriced offers from reseller followed inflated deals from IT giant

Public Sector20 Nov 2024 | 2

UK test-fires Spear mini cruise missile that will equip F-35 fighters

2-way datalink allows in-flight info updates including retargeting and abort

Public Sector18 Nov 2024 | 76

Congress ponders underwater alien civilizations, human hybrids, and other unexplained stuff

Video Because life's not weird enough in the United States these days

Science14 Nov 2024 | 48

Air National Guardsman gets 15 years after splashing classified docs on Discord

22-year-old talked of 'culling the weak minded' – hmm!

Cyber-crime13 Nov 2024 | 93

Meta gives nod to weaponizing Llama – but only for the good guys

Change of mind follows discovery China was playing with it uninvited?

AI + ML06 Nov 2024 | 9

US Army turns to 'Scylla' AI to protect depot

Ominously-named bot can spot trouble from a mile away, distinguish threats from false alarms, says DoD

AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 3

Pentagon stumped by mystery drone swarm flying over Langley Air Force Base

Not that there's anything important there – just F-22s and stuff

Security15 Oct 2024 | 85

DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters

Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now

Offbeat15 Oct 2024 | 4

US Army orders next-gen robot mule to haul a literal ton of gear

Soldiers' new best friend does all the heavy lifting

Bootnotes28 Sep 2024 | 62

US Army drafts AI to combat recruitment shortfall

No more cold calls: Recruit 360 pinpoints top prospects from millions

AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 14

China claims Starlink signals can reveal stealth aircraft – and what that really means

If this really was that useful, they wouldn't be telling us

Security17 Sep 2024 | 97

Pentagon has little to show for two decades of GPS modernization work

Not even the venerable expertise of the US Space Force is enough to push progress

Software10 Sep 2024 | 16

Defense AI models 'a risk to life' alleges spurned tech firm

In-depth Chatterbox Labs CEO claims Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office unfairly cancelled a contract then accused him of blackmail

AI + ML06 Sep 2024 | 8

Green Berets storm building after compromising its Wi-Fi

Relax, it's just a drill. This time at least

Security30 Aug 2024 | 24

America's new Sentinel nukes mushroom 81% in cost. Pentagon says it's all good

Minuteman replacement to hit $141B as officials promise good ol' 'restructure'

Public Sector09 Jul 2024 | 46

US Army: We want to absorb private-sector AI 'as fast as y'all are building them'

How about a nice game of chess instead?

AI + ML02 Jul 2024 | 8

Engineers risk blasting US missile defense to smithereens, say auditors

Now the 2028 deadline is at risk

Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 20

Britain's Ministry of Defence accused of wasting £174M on 'external advice'

Morpheus comms system online by 2025? You must be dreaming

Public Sector24 Jun 2024 | 50

Airbus shows off uncrewed AI-powered Wingman for fighter pilots

Updated I feel the need, the need for ... a Euro-made military drone

AI + ML05 Jun 2024 | 27

Command senior chief busted for secretly setting up Wi-Fi on US Navy combat ship

In the Navy, no, you cannot have an unauthorized WLAN. In the Navy, no, that's not a good plan

CSO04 Jun 2024 | 90

China shows off machine-gun-toting robot dog and its AI-powered puppy

Training exercises test suitability for both reconnaissance and lethal kinetic action

AI + ML29 May 2024 | 77