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US
OPINION: The Sputnik Moment
Trump’s $500B AI push was meant to secure U.S. dominance—but days later, a Chinese startup delivered a ChatGPT rival at a fraction of the cost. Panic hit Wall Street, stocks plunged
Feb. 4, 2025
US
Grab – Switch On – Throw! New US Hand-Launched Kamikaze Drone
A US defense startup has unveiled its lightweight, throwable, autonomous UAS that serves as both a rapidly deployable kamikaze attack drone and counter-UAV system.
Jan. 31, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: How AI Is Changing and Jeopardizing Narratives about Ukraine
Ukraine has been exposed to the realities and risks of AI and it’s time to consider the implications. Without a concerted effort, Ukraine risks losing the battle for people’s hearts and minds.
Jan. 23, 2025
Drones
Online Photo Suggests US High-Tech Drone Completes First Mission in Ukraine
A photo posted on the Shield AI company website on Dec. 31 as well as open-source social media, confirms rumors that its V-BAT drone has been undergoing tests in real combat conditions in Ukraine.
Jan. 13, 2025
Russia
Russian AI Drone Swarm? Not There Yet – A Guide to Drone Navigation
However, recent reports and analysis suggest that Moscow is progressing in drone navigation and guidance, potentially with onboard artificial intelligence (AI).
Jan. 12, 2025
Drones
‘Weapons of Last Resort’ Search for Effective Small Arms Counter to FPV Drones
Despite the high-tech nethods that have developed during the war in Ukraine to counter FPV drones many of them still get through, emphasizing a need for a close-in method of shooting them down.
Dec. 17, 2024
Germany
Production of 4,000 AI-Enabled German Kamikaze Drones for Ukraine Underway
Germany’s Helsing defense company announced on Monday that the final production versions of its HX-2 AI attack drone were rolling off the production line and would soon be on their way to Kyiv.
Dec. 4, 2024
France
French Drone Manufacturer Set to Deliver Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine
The Challenges business magazine says the company will deliver its first kamikaze drones to Ukraine via France’s DGA in the next few days.
Nov. 2, 2024
Legal
OPINION: The Geneva Conventions – Is It Time to Introduce an AI Weapons Protocol?
The nature of armed conflict in 2024 would be unrecognizable to those who drafted the conventions 75 years ago as the fusion of AI with modern weapons has the potential to undermine them.
Oct. 17, 2024
Ukraine
Artificial Intelligence Raises Ukrainian Drone Kill Rates to 80%
Ukraine has been called the “test lab for the future of war” nowhere more so than in the development of the technology and military use of drones, with a million UAVs to be fielded this year.
Oct. 14, 2024
Ukraine
Germany Successfully Trials AI-Controlled Drone Swarm – Next Stop Ukraine?
German Armed Forces-funded research into the use of artificial intelligence to control the next generation of drone swarms brought together three companies who combined to prove the concept.
Sept. 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Rushes to Create AI-Enabled War Drones
Ukraine hopes a rollout of AI-enabled drones across the front line will help it overcome increasing signal jamming by the Russians as well as enable UAVs to work in larger groups.
July 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Have Drones Killed Off Combat Helicopters?
The success of attack drones and the failure of combat helicopters on Ukraine’s battlefield may not have sounded the death knell for rotary aircraft but will call for a rethink at least.
July 21, 2024
Technology
Medvedev Calls Yandex AI ‘Terrible Coward’ for Not Finding Bandera Monuments in Kyiv
However, YandexGPT's inability to answer questions about the war in Ukraine could be attributed to the Kremlin’s information flow restrictions and censorship.
May 23, 2024
Putin
AI Deepfake Putin Film Sells Big at Cannes
The film, called simply “Putin,” follows the dictator’s life over six decades from age 10 when he is seen being beaten by his stepfather. “In the end I show his death. A happy end,” said its director.
May 20, 2024
Technology
Developing Kyiv’s Wartime Startup Scene: Interview with Former Director of Ukrainian Startup Fund
Pavlo Kartashov, former head of the state-owned Ukrainian Startup Fund, gave Kyiv Post a brief overview of the changing startup landscape in Ukraine over the last five years in an exclusive interview.
May 6, 2024