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Defense startup announces world’s ‘first autonomous fighter jet’
QiOSK

Defense startup announces world’s ‘first autonomous fighter jet’

The still untested aircraft raises questions about the use of AI in deciding who lives and dies on the battlefield

Saronic Marauder
Military Industrial Complex

Are killer robot ships coming to save us?

Autonomous maritime vessels could keep armed service members out of harm’s way — if they don’t set off new wars in the process

Grok
QiOSK

Grok’s latest gig? A $200 million Pentagon contract

The DoD is paying AI power hitters top dollar to bolster its bottom line, even in the ‘warfighting domain’

THAAD
QiOSK

Reports: Despite limited stockpile, US gives Israel another THAAD

This would mean almost a third of America’s premier missile defense batteries will be in service of another country

Michael Obadal
QiOSK

Another weapons industry exec brought into Trump's Pentagon

Michael Obadal is the latest in a line of defense tech appointees who carry big potential conflicts of interest

Stephen Feinberg
Washington Politics

Senators ignore that this billionaire is a walking conflict of interest

There was bipartisan appraisal for Stephen Feinberg's arms industry ties at his DoD confirmation hearing on Tuesday