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Every AI story we track on Defense Technology — 29 stories so far, each summarized in our own words and linked back to the publisher that reported it.

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Military3 min read

Ukraine says AI is moving beyond drones and into strike missiles for the first time

Business Insider

Mach Industries, which makes unmanned military vehicles and weapons, raised $600M in an extension to its $300M Series C, doubling its valuation to $3.7B

Techmeme

Drone Deal Kicks Off Consolidation in Ukraine’s 500-Company Industry

The Wall Street Journal
Military4 min read

Germany is evaluating 30 AI tools for its military with a prototype due in 2027

The Next Web
Military6 min read

Kawasaki signed an AI chip deal with a startup the Pentagon backs

The Next Web

This week

Military3 min read

US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says

Covered by 2 sources
Military5 min read

Musk ally’s Valor to lead $500m Uforce round at $5bn, Bloomberg reports

The Next Web
Military5 min read

The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language

Hacker News
Military1 min read

Iran uses AI drones in latest retaliatory strikes on US bases — army spokesperson

TASS English

This month

Military1 min read

Western investors’ support for Fyodorov to turn Ukraine into testing ground — expert

TASS English
Chips & Compute3 min read

GoPro Is Being Bought for $285M and Pivoting to AI and Defense Optics

Hacker News
AI Research5 min read

UK Launches £100M Sovereign AI Procurement Competitions for Public Services

Unite.AI
Cybersecurity4 min read

UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites

Covered by 2 sources
Military4 min read

The UK and Ukraine have signed a declaration on AI-enabled military capabilities

The Next Web
Military4 min read

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech, AI Tools And Infrastructure Lead The Way

Crunchbase
Robotics7 min read

VCs Pour Billions Into Physical AI As The Next Wave Of AI Investing Takes Shape

Covered by 2 sources
Military4 min read

Smack Technologies raises $61m as the Pentagon’s hurry becomes a battlefield-AI business model

Covered by 2 sources
Military1 min read

Iran highlights low efficiency of expensive UAVs, downing 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones — expert

TASS English
Military6 min read

NATO’s plan for a battlefield swarming with drones: Let AI fly, but keep lethal decisions human

Business Insider

Sources: the UK Royal Navy removed internet connectivity from its drones' cameras, after finding they sent "heartbeat communications" to an IP address in China (Richard Holmes/Telegraph)

Techmeme
Robotics16 min read

They ran tea shops and podcasts. Now they're in the arms trade.

Business Insider
AI Research4 min read

Chinese military reportedly uses American AI models to train its defense systems - tools from OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly among those affected

TechRadar

While Helsing and Anduril chase billion-dollar valuations, Comand AI raised €32M for the layer above them

The Next Web

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18

TechCrunch

Ukraine says robots seized enemy territory for the first time. The company behind them is now worth a billion dollars.

The Next Web

Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

The Guardian

The Military’s AI Fever Is Leading Into Disaster, Critics Say

Futurism

The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing

TechCrunch

Sam Altman Is Marketing OpenAI as America’s Wartime AI Company Whether He Intends to or Not

Gizmodo
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