UK troops and warships will be protected by drone and laser weapon technology through a major £5 billion investment, as the UK seeks to become the leading edge of innovation in NATO under the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and driven by lessons from Ukraine.  The major funding package includes more than £4 billion for autonomous systems and a further investment of nearly £1 billion for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) this Parliament – including the iconic DragonFire laser – boosting frontline capabilities while creating 300 skilled jobs across the country. 

On Tuesday, the Secretary General spoke at the NATO Public Forum – a conference that lasted two days and provided in-person and online audiences with an opportunity to dive into the decisions being made at the Summit, as well as other topics on which NATO is engaged. NATO also hosted a Summit Defence Industry Forum on the 24th that brought together political and military leaders, as well as industry, to advance efforts to boost defence industrial production across the Alliance. 

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. “Our Rule of 40 score increased to 83% in the last quarter, once again breaking the metric. We are in the middle of a tectonic shift in the adoption of our software, particularly in the U.S. where our revenue soared 55% year-over-year, while our U.S. commercial revenue expanded 71% year-over-year in the first quarter to surpass a one-billion-dollar annual run rate,” said Alexander C. Karp, co-founder and chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies. “We are delivering…

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for defense and national security, has confirmed multiple deployments of its biometric software for Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) at key international airports and ports of entry. The innovative solution, developed by Pangiam®, now a BigBear.ai Company, is designed to streamline international arrivals experiences for U.S. citizens, while also maximizing security and compliance.

Sailors and air crews are set to benefit from new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities following the UK's largest ever multi-domain AI trial, bringing together land, sea and air equipment. The trial provides valuable data to develop and validate AI algorithms. It strengthens the UK’s position as a leader in defence innovation, supporting the government’s Plan for Change.

With more than two decades of experience driving enterprise software sales, Schilling will now lead C3 AI’s customer-facing operations. Schilling joins C3 AI from Oracle, where he held a senior leadership position focused on growing the company’s cloud enterprise sales applications unit in North America and guiding customers through their digital transformation journeys. Prior to rejoining Oracle in 2018, Schilling served as general manager of Nokia’s IoT, applications, and analytics division, and formerly as CEO of SpaceTime, which was later acquired by Nokia. Earlier in his career, Schilli…

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is pioneering a competitive environment designed to accelerate the testing and operational deployment of artificial intelligence to support warfighters in their missions. Lockheed Martin's AI Fight Club™ is a comprehensive testing ground to simulate how AI systems perform in air, land, sea, and space domains.

The study reveals a tension between the "obvious benefits and perceived risks" of AI, impacting both professional and societal spheres. Key findings indicate high intentional use of AI, particularly in the workplace, leading to increased efficiency and innovation.

The companies will pool their expertise to bring AI-driven defence capabilities, such as Cognitive Intelligent Sensing (CoInS) and Electronic Warfare (EW), out of the lab and into the hands of the armed forces more rapidly.