The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain while allowing ...

PLA-linked research indicates a concerted attempt to develop lethal, autonomous drone swarms specifically for urban warfare, ...

Weapons capable of identifying and attacking targets automatically have been in use for more than 80 years. An early example is the Mark 24 Fido, a US anti-submarine torpedo equipped with microphones ...

Using killer robots for war would also be a windfall for arms makers, Geoffrey Hinton said. AI has already transformed the battlefield with AI-driven drones and uncrewed systems. AI could mean fewer ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Autonomous Military Weapon Market is experiencing rapid growth as nations increasingly invest in advanced technologies to bolster their defense capabilities ...

This chart shows state positions on negotiating a new legally-binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.

The US Army is racing to push humans farther from the front lines of chemical and biological warfare, turning to autonomous ...

Is it time for society to start having a serious discussion about autonomous weapons? With Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping set to meet on Thursday, and Taiwan sure to be a topic of discussion, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued one of the sharpest calls yet for global rules on military AI in his Wednesday address to the UN General Assembly. “Weapons are evolving faster than our ...

In May 2019, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) declared, “No AI currently exists that can outduel a human strapped into a fighter jet in a high-speed, high-G dogfight.” Fast ...

AI-powered drone swarms are rapidly reshaping the nature of air power, shifting military advantage ...

NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - During a U.S. naval test off the California coast last month, which was designed to showcase the Pentagon’s top autonomous drone boats, one vessel stalled unexpectedly. As ...