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Industrials

NASA Scopes Out $30 Billion Base on Moon’s Surface

Photo via CNP / Polaris/Newscom

The space agency also said Tuesday that it is planning to build a new nuclear-powered robotic spacecraft to launch to Mars by 2028.

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Photo via Marine Corps Sgt. Calah Thompson

Industrials

Iran War Ignites US Demand for Cheaper Drone Defense Systems

Last month, the Pentagon invited 25 drone manufacturers to participate in a competition to win a $150 million prototype order.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

Anthropic is insisting that its AI shouldn’t be used for surveillance or the development of automated weapons.

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Photo via Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Industries

Defense Darling Anduril Grapples with Military Tech Glitches

Anduril was last valued at $30 billion in June, when its $2.5 billion fundraising round was oversubscribed eight times.

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International Economics

White House Touts $270 Billion Worth of Deals at Saudi-palooza

Photo via Nathan Howard – Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside

Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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Geopolitics

Raytheon Will Move Its HQ to the DC Metro Area

Image Credit: iStock, LUNAMARINA

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Policy & Power

Pentagon Says Arms Industry Mergers Pose “National Security Risk”

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Patent Drop

Lockheed Martin Lands the Aircraft (plus more from Ford & Nvidia)

Self-landing military planes, cars that don’t stink, and live inside photos

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