BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) - China's increased military spending will fund its military modernization and help develop ...

The Pentagon has been spending tens of billions of dollars to adopt new technologies at breakneck speed. Without oversight and safeguards, military applications of artificial intelligence could ...

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies, militaries are turning to a new kind of weapon — not a missile or drone, but AI.

At China’s Victory Day parade in September 2025, it was not the marching troops or rolling tanks that made headlines, but the next-generation weapons systems on display. Uncrewed ground vehicles, ...

Engineers studying drone combat at one of China’s top military-linked universities needed a way to simulate clashes between drone swarms in real time. They turned to nature for inspiration. Observing ...

China’s newly unveiled 15th Five-Year Plan is focuses on artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum communications and rare-earth supply chains — technologies that underpin modern military systems.

Global militaries are desperate to gain an advantage in the escalating AI race, as rapid developments in largescale data analysis, robotics, and large language models increase the effectiveness of ...

Militaries worldwide are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) while international cooperation flounders. With the United States and China less engaged at a recent AI military summit, middle ...

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

The Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic recently ended with President Donald J. Trump directing every federal agency to cease ...