artificial intelligence

Aug- 2026 -

3 August

Illustration of US Army soldiers using the AI-supported COA-GPT battlefield planning system during collaborative mission planning. Image: Evan Jensen with AI elements

The US Army Is Giving AI a Seat at the Battlefield Planning Table

The US Army is testing an experimental generative AI system that can help commanders rapidly generate and compare battlefield plans, potentially transforming how military operations are planned and decisions are made.

Jul- 2026 -

31 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Compute Module Packs 4x More Processing Power Into Small Drones

A new compute module from US firms Lantronix and Swarmer aims to give small unmanned aerial vehicles greater onboard processing power for AI-driven missions.

31 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Philippine Military to Recruit Cybersecurity, AI Specialists

The Philippine military will recruit specialists in cybersecurity and AI as part of a broader effort to adapt to evolving security threats.

31 July

Business

Christine Casimiro

Leonardo DRS to Acquire Mission Software Firm Raft for $450M

Leonardo DRS has agreed to acquire Virginia-based defense technology company Raft in a $450-million all-cash deal.

30 July

Technology

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edson M. Rangelcano, left, and Lance Cpl. Nathan-Zachary M. Decena, both field radio operators assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion inspect gear during a gear inventory at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 7, 2018. NTC 18-03 is a simulated combat training exercise in which Marines with 2nd LAAD conducted Ground Based Air Defense in defense of Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Koby I. Saunders)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines Seeks Optical AI System to Automate Armories

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command is seeking an artificial intelligence powered image-based system to automate stockpile inventory, eliminating manual recordkeeping with no detectable radio frequency emissions.

30 July

Americas

(Representative only.) A counter-unmanned aircraft system sensor platform tracks a drone during the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation event at Camp Roberts, California, on Sept. 9, 2025. Photo: Dan Linehan/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Startup Reimagines Military Sensing by Letting AI Control the Optics

Silicon Valley startup Elio has introduced an adaptive optical technology that could help military systems identify small drones and other difficult-to-track threats.

29 July

Europe

Ukrainian military commanders meet at a command center in Odesa region in November 2023. hoto: Office of the President of Ukraine/Wikimedia Commons

Samantha Alexa

Ukraine’s Military Is Getting Its Own ChatGPT: Meet Marichka AI

Ukrainian troops are developing an AI-powered system that can reduce operational planning from hours to minutes.

29 July

Americas

Supercomputer 1. High-performance computing systems support AI-driven scientific research and large-scale data analysis for national security applications. Photo: US Department of Energy

Samantha Alexa

Pentagon Taps AI to Turn Decades of Defense Data Into Scientific Breakthroughs

The US Department of Defense will feed decades of validated military research data into a new AI-driven scientific platform under the White House-led Genesis Mission.

29 July

Americas

Illustration of the Palladyne IQ embodied AI platform, which enables robots to learn from human demonstrations and autonomously adapt to dynamic environments. Image: Palladyne AI

Samantha Alexa

Show, Don’t Tell: USAF Funds AI That Trains Robots by Demonstration

The US Air Force is investing another $2.9 million into Palladyne AI to advance embodied AI technology that allows autonomous robots to learn from human demonstrations and execute tasks with minimal operator input.

27 July

Americas