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ITAR & AI-Enabled Defense Technologies: Autonomous Systems, Targeting Algorithms, and the New Export-Control Frontie...

Expert Backgrounder: Weapons in Space Under International Law

An expert outlines the body of international law governing the placement and use of weapons in outer space. The post Expert Backgrounder: Weapons in Space Under International Law a...

A New Arms Race is Threatening to Take-off—this time in Outer Space

UNITED NATIONS, September 24 (IPS) - The world’s ongoing arms race is threatening to extend beyond planet earth—and spillover into outer space.The US has deployed weapons in space...

When AI takes control of weapons systems

Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into national defense. Reconnaissance, early warning, target detection, mission planning—everywhere, machine-learning systems prom...

Libya: Libya's Arsenals Are a Blind Spot in the Tripoli Agreement

[ISS] Disbanding militias is key to Libya's reunification, but could lead to weapons stockpiles being trafficked into neighbouring countries.

US and Chinese security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for military AI

Security experts from the US and China have proposed a set of safeguards for military AI modelled on the rules that grew up around nuclear weapons, including a ban on letting AI de...

Mozambique: U.S. to Disburse 1.5 Million Dollars for Weapons Control

[AIM] Maputo -- The United States government has pledged to disburse 1.5 million dollars to strengthen Mozambique's management of weapons and ammunition, as part of a program aimed...

Defense Department, Lockheed Martin sign framework agreement on next gen air-to-air missiles

The U.S. Department of Defense and defense technology company Lockheed Martin recently signed a framework agreement to expand production capacity of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tact...

Time for binding rules on self-targeting autonomous weapons

Government experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to work towards a possible negotiating mandate on autonomous weapons systems (AWS). These are military systems that can selec...

Space weapons, AI safety concerns and the EPA’s rollback of power plant emission rules

From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules

A Way Out of the A.I. Arms Race?

New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.

Lai urges US to shift toward joint arms research, production

Characterizing Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Consensus Without Agreement?

On 4 September 2026, the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems adopted the report of its sessions from 2024...

Space Force Has ‘Space Control Weapons’ On Orbit, Air Force Secretary Reveals

Troy Meink didn't elaborate on what ‘weapons’ the US deployed, but revealed new info on other space and unmanned Air Force programs. The post Space Force Has ‘Space Control Weapons...

Opening Its General Debate, First Committee Spotlights Growing Nuclear Risk, Illegal Firearms Proliferation, Importance...

One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

Xi expected to press US on arms sales

ORIGIN and Anduril Sign MoU on Counter-UAS Air Defense for NATO’s Eastern Flank

Companies will explore integration of BLAZE, ORIGIN’s autonomous counter-drone interceptor, with Lattice, Anduril’s sensor-agnostic command and control platform; Agreement includes...

Opening Its General Debate, First Committee Spotlights Growing Nuclear Risk, Illegal Firearms Proliferation, Importance...

Weapons of Access: How Washington Used UNGA Visas to Force a Ceasefire in Sudan

Tying multilateral assembly access to a 90-day peace deal pushes the boundaries of the UN-US Headquarters Agreement to force an end to…Continue reading on Medium »

Trump advocates for trilateral arms control talks between US, Russia, China

US leader and Chinese President Xi Jinping also discussed "on-going global concerns," including those concerning Russia, North Korea, and Iran

Police Armed Gangs With Guns Marked for Destruction—Now South Africa Leads UN Gun Control

Corrupt South African police officials supplied criminal gangs with firearms taken from government stores and marked for destruction. Now, South Africa is presiding over the Arms T...

Lockheed Martin and Department of War to Accelerate Air Dominance Missile Production Under New Agreement

DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2026 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to rapidly accelerate the production and delivery of the AIM-260,...

Department of War Seeks AI Tools to Track Space & Missile Threats

The War Department seeks proposed architectures that support classified data, CUI and multi-partner access controls. The post Department of War Seeks AI Tools to Track Space &...