Discover the cutting-edge innovations in autonomous systems, defense tech, and physical AI that are redefining global security and reshaping the physical workforce.
Global counter-drone spending passed $53 billion in 2026 as two $500 million Pentagon contracts split the market between Perennial Autonomy’s $15,000 kinetic interceptors and AeroVironment’s high-energy lasers.
FAA Part 108 was due in March. It is still unpublished while the drone industry crosses 65 million flights. A debate on the certification bottleneck and who scales first.
Scout AI raised the largest defense-tech Series A in US history, $100M, to build Fury, an embodied-AI foundation model that commands multi-domain unmanned fleets with no hardware of its own.
Five 27-kg FireAnt robots strapped to an M2A4 Bradley, the fastest path from competition finalist to division-level contract, and what the swarm test really proves.
Japan and TEPCO are forming a consortium to deploy AI robots and drones to remove 880 tons of fuel debris at Fukushima Daiichi. It is the largest test bed on Earth for robots working where no person can follow.
Greenjets raised a $40 million Series A led by Blossom Capital, with the NATO Innovation Fund and the UK’s NSSIF, days after the MOD’s £3.16 million LCADE award to build a British low-cost drone interceptor. We break down the propulsion constraint and the 8x production plan.
Eight robots ran nonstop for six days in the Mojave Desert, sharing data with five allied armies. Here is what that means for European defence-tech.
Persona AI's narrow bet: humanoid welders for shipyards, backed by $27M and an HD Hyundai deployment deal, against a labor gap no one can hire away.