Autonomous Weapons is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Mach Industries raises a $300M Series C at a $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year, while expanding its five autonomous platforms and adding a DoD-backed sixth vehicle after acquiring Exquadrum for $50M.
Google lands a DoD AI contract after Anthropic refused DoD access.
A Ukrainian domestically produced strike UGV (TW 12.7) held a frontline position for six weeks during a 45-day mission, underscoring growing robotic warfare maturity and the role of automation in infantry support.
Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after a failed $200M contract, with the DoD reportedly shifting to OpenAI; the piece casts federal AI contracting as high-stakes and risky for startups.
Anthropic resists Pentagon demands to loosen its AI guardrails over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, while OpenAI and xAI reportedly accept the terms, triggering a high-stakes regulatory clash and a potential 'supply chain risk' designation.
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