#autonomous weapons

A Baykar turca testou com sucesso o comportamento autônomo de enxame em sua munição de loitering K2, demonstrando navegação independente de GPS e voo em formação coordenada em cinco aeronaves.

O Exército dos EUA anunciou um contrato com a Anduril Industries no valor de até 20 bilhões de dólares, consolidando mais de 120 ações de contratação separadas em um único acordo empresarial para sistemas de defesa autônomos.

The U.S. Army has placed a $186 million order for AeroVironment's Switchblade loitering munitions, including both anti-personnel and tank-killing variants. The purchase signals the military's accelerating shift toward expendable autonomous weapons systems.

Dario Amodei told the Pentagon he 'cannot in good conscience' lift restrictions on military use of Claude AI, even as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatens to invoke the Defense Production Act. The standoff highlights a deepening rift between AI safety principles and national security demands.

Facing severe personnel shortages after three years of conflict, Ukraine is transforming its military doctrine around autonomous and semi-autonomous drones. What began as improvised drone warfare has matured into a systematic shift where machines increasingly fill roles once held by infantry soldiers.