The Pentagon on Friday signed agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence companies to run their technology on classified military networks. The War Department named the companies as SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services. “Together, the War Department and these strategic partners share the conviction that American leadership in AI is indispensable…

Cheap fibre-optic drones deployed by Hezbollah are posing new operational challenges for Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, prompting the military to adjust its tactics in response to an increasingly lethal threat.The devices are small, inexpensive and widely available, resembling “children’s toys”, said Orna Mizrahi, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies.The military…

Iran is facing mounting economic and military strain as a United States naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman continues to choke off its critical oil exports, with Pentagon-linked estimates putting losses at roughly $4.8 billion, a report by Axios said. The disruption has intensified pressure on Tehran’s already fragile economy,…