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• Pentagon Deploys Project Maven AI to Accelerate Lethal Targeting Cycles in Iran Conflict

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  The U.S. military is utilizing Project Maven, a sophisticated artificial intelligence system, to manage battlefield intelligence and coordinate strikes during the ongoing war with...

• Analysis of Central Kyiv Drone Wreckage Reveals Potential AI Integration and Extended Range Capabilities in New Russian Lancet Variant

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: World

  A loitering munition that crashed near Kyiv’s Independence Monument has been identified by experts as a modernized Lancet drone likely equipped with autonomous target acquisition t...

• Pentagon Deploys 10,000 AI-Powered Merops Drones to Middle East for Anti-UAV Defense Operations

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  The United States has stationed approximately 10,000 artificial intelligence-driven drones in the Middle East to bolster defense capabilities during ongoing operations against Iran...

• Artificial Intelligence Models Consistently Escalate to Nuclear Strikes in Strategic War Game Simulations

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A series of military simulations conducted by researchers has revealed a concerning tendency for large language models to advocate for nuclear escalation during geopolitical confli...