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Key PlayersPalantir, Anduril, Shield AI

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Use CasesAutonomous Drones, Intelligence Analysis, Cyber Warfare

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HII Signs $900M Deal to Automate Navy Shipbuilding with AI-Powered Robotics

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced performance-based production agreements worth up to $900 million with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to deploy AI-powered automation across U.S. Navy shipbuilding. The seven-year deal aims to address labor shortages and boost production capacity by 30% through autonomous welding, grinding, and inspection systems.

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HII Signs $900M Deal to Automate Navy Shipbuilding with AI-Powered Robotics

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Hadrian Valued at Nearly $8 Billion After $1.37B Funding as Defense Tech Boom Accelerates

Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closed a $1.37 billion Series D funding round at a nearly $8 billion valuation, more than quadrupling its worth in seven months. The round attracted mainstream investors including JPMorgan and Baillie Gifford, signaling broader institutional confidence in the defense-tech boom as the company expands its AI-run factory platform to meet surging defense-production demand.

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Hadrian Valued at Nearly $8 Billion After $1.37B Funding as Defense Tech Boom Accelerates

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Anthropic Appoints Former Supreme Court Justice to Lead AI Policy Amid Government Tensions

Anthropic named Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar as its first chief global affairs officer to manage AI governance and government relationships worldwide. The former California Supreme Court Justice takes the role as Anthropic faces regulatory tensions, including Pentagon blacklisting and export controls on its advanced AI models under the Trump administration.

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Anthropic Appoints Former Supreme Court Justice to Lead AI Policy Amid Government Tensions

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X-62A AI Fighter Jet Completes 27 Live Autonomous Intercepts Using Real-Time Sensor Data

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School demonstrated sensor-driven AI autonomy on the X-62A VISTA fighter aircraft. An AI agent processed live infrared tracking data from a Legion Pod to autonomously execute 27 intercepts against a T-38 aircraft across eight sorties, marking a shift from simulated to real-time autonomous combat testing.

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X-62A AI Fighter Jet Completes 27 Live Autonomous Intercepts Using Real-Time Sensor Data

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Palantir Raises Revenue Forecast as AI Software Demand Drives 93% Growth in Q2 2026

Palantir lifted its annual revenue forecast to $8.15 billion after reporting 93% revenue growth in Q2 2026, driven by surging demand for its AI software. US commercial sales jumped 149% to $764 million as enterprises prioritize data sovereignty over reliance on frontier AI labs like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

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Palantir Raises Revenue Forecast as AI Software Demand Drives 93% Growth in Q2 2026

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Bharat Electronics Limited and Esri India Partner to Develop GIS and GeoAI Solutions for Defence

Bharat Electronics Limited and Esri India signed an MoU to collaborate on defence projects involving GIS, location intelligence and GeoAI. The partnership combines BEL's expertise in defence electronics with Esri India's geospatial capabilities to develop next-generation defence solutions, supporting the Make in India initiative and strengthening indigenous defence capabilities.

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Bharat Electronics Limited and Esri India Partner to Develop GIS and GeoAI Solutions for Defence

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Chinese Military Taps OpenAI and Anthropic Models to Train Defence Systems via AI Model Distillation

A Reuters investigation uncovered that Chinese military researchers have systematically used outputs from leading US AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic defence systems. The review of over 80 academic papers and patents reveals widespread use of AI model distillation by People's Liberation Army-linked institutions, exposing a critical gap in US export controls and escalating US-China geopolitical tensions ahead of AI governance talks.

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Chinese Military Taps OpenAI and Anthropic Models to Train Defence Systems via AI Model Distillation

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CoreWeave expands AI cloud to Indonesia as analysts back infrastructure growth amid federal push

CoreWeave unveiled plans for three data centers in Indonesia totaling 360 megawatts while securing strategic partnerships with Leidos for federal AI cloud services. Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a $151 price target, citing the company's edge in the rapidly expanding GPU-as-a-service market expected to reach $100 billion by 2029.

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CoreWeave expands AI cloud to Indonesia as analysts back infrastructure growth amid federal push

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Judge says Pentagon's case against Anthropic supply chain risk label is weakening

A federal judge told the Trump administration it hasn't provided sufficient evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk after the AI company refused to allow its models for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said the government's case has actually gotten worse, and she's now weighing whether to permanently block the Pentagon's ban on federal agencies using Anthropic's technology.

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Judge says Pentagon's case against Anthropic supply chain risk label is weakening

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Capgemini raises 2026 revenue growth target to 9% as AI transformation demand accelerates

Capgemini has upgraded its 2026 revenue growth target to 8.5-9% at constant currency, up from its previous 6.5-8.5% forecast. The Paris-based IT services firm reported first-half revenue of €12.08 billion, driven by surging demand for large AI transformation projects and the successful integration of WNS, which expanded its pipeline for AI-powered operations work.

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Capgemini raises 2026 revenue growth target to 9% as AI transformation demand accelerates

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Anthropic stands alone in AI policy fights, yet remains world's most valuable AI startup

Anthropic finds itself isolated across major AI industry battles—from refusing to sign an open-weight models letter backed by Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI, to being blacklisted by the Pentagon over military use restrictions. Despite the friction, the company reached a $965 billion valuation in May and continues to lead on AI model performance benchmarks.

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Anthropic stands alone in AI policy fights, yet remains world's most valuable AI startup

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US and UAE Launch First Joint AI Military Task Force for Defense Operations

The US Central Command and the United Arab Emirates are launching Task Force Talon Synapse, a first-of-its-kind joint military AI task force based in Abu Dhabi. The team of 20 American and Emirati specialists will develop AI-powered capabilities for intelligence support, critical infrastructure protection, and regional security monitoring, marking a significant milestone in the US-UAE partnership.

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US and UAE Launch First Joint AI Military Task Force for Defense Operations

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Anduril pursues $100B valuation funding round, tripling value in months as defense tech surges

Defense tech company Anduril is in talks to raise capital at a $100 billion valuation, more than tripling the $61 billion mark it achieved just months ago in May. The fundraise reflects surging demand for AI-powered defense technologies and autonomous systems as conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe drive an unprecedented revival in the sector.

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Anduril pursues $100B valuation funding round, tripling value in months as defense tech surges

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Nvidia donates GB300 AI supercomputer to Naval Postgraduate School for military AI education

Nvidia has donated its most advanced AI supercomputer to the Naval Postgraduate School, marking the first direct deployment of GB300 Grace Blackwell servers by the U.S. military. The system will power AI education and research for over 1,500 students and 600 faculty, supporting applications from weather prediction to drone warfare as the U.S. races against China in military AI capabilities.

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Nvidia donates GB300 AI supercomputer to Naval Postgraduate School for military AI education

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US Army reinstates AI limits after troops burn through year's token supply in weeks

The US Army exhausted its entire annual allocation of 100 million AI tokens just weeks after announcing unlimited access in May 2026. Internal emails reveal the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command had to reinstate usage limits by mid-June, exposing the financial challenges of aggressive AI adoption and unpredictable consumption-based pricing models in large-scale deployments.

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US Army reinstates AI limits after troops burn through year's token supply in weeks

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