Geoffrey Hinton says killer robots and drones are lowering the human cost of war — and making conflicts easier to start.

From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation.

Helping troops armed with rifles, drones, mounted machine guns, and even grenade and rocket launchers identify and lock onto targets more easily — that's the basic mission of US company AimLock, which ...

Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion is showing weapons makers and militaries that the goal isn't perfect weaponry — it's having systems that are ready and working at scale. The war has generated ...

A surprise weapon is hitting Russian tanks in Ukraine: US laser-guided Copperhead 155mm artillery rounds from the 1980s. This is not just the US Army dumping some of its outdated stock to an ally ...

A close-up of the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, a fusion system similar to the DT type modeled for the new study. Credit: Steve Jurvetson via Flickr, CC 2.0 license ...

Ukraine is showing the West its focus on "perfect" weapons is flawed. A drone radar firm says ready-now solutions beat perfect ones later. Officials say weapons must be affordable, available, and ...