How the military is using AI in war

With Anthropic’s AI systems being ushered out of the Pentagon, a battle is brewing among other major artificial intelligence firms looking to capitalize on this potentially lucrative opening and shape the way AI is integrated into America’s military defense. Earlier this month, the Pentagon called for Anthropic’s AI technology to be removed from military operations … Read more

Military report says ‘one in a million’ live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway

LOS ANGELES — A “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles, a U.S. Marine Corps investigation found. An artillery shell exploded over the highway that serves as the main corridor between … Read more

Senator introduces bill to draw red lines to limit AI use by military

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to regulate the Pentagon’s use of AI, an opening salvo in how Congress might address the military’s use of the technology. The bill seeks to codify two existing Defense Department guidelines into law: that AI cannot autonomously decide to kill … Read more

European Union rejects Trump’s calls for military deployments to reopen Strait of Hormuz

London — The European Union — the 27 nation bloc that includes some of America’s closest allies — made it clear Tuesday that it would not be racing to meet President Trump’s calls for military assistance to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  The war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran has seen traffic through … Read more

An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody

HOUSTON — An Afghan immigrant whose family said he had been evacuated from his home country after working for years with U.S. forces died at a Texas hospital after immigration authorities detained him, according to authorities. Federal immigration officials called Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal a “criminal” who had been arrested for alleged fraudulent use of food … Read more

Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas

An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces died in immigration custody less than a day after being arrested in North Texas. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal’s family said he was in the country legally after serving alongside the U.S. military in Afghanistan and evacuating to the U.S. in 2021. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the … Read more

2 dead, including teen girl, after boats carrying students capsize near site of new U.S. military base in Japan

Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and leaving two of them dead, officials said. The Japan Coast Guard said 18 of them were students from a Kyoto high school on two boats, … Read more

The Latest: Trump threatens Iran’s oil infrastructure after US bombs island military sites

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces on Friday “obliterated” targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, which is home to the primary terminal that handles the country’s oil exports. The speaker of the Iranian Parliament had warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation. Meanwhile, an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an … Read more

US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump said the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that its oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said U.S. forces on Friday “obliterated” targets on … Read more

Official cause of U.S. military plane crash in Iraq under investigation, officials say

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is quickly approaching the two-week mark. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s missile and drone capabilities have been severely diminished. He also said the new Supreme Leader is wounded and likely disfigured. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson and Nancy Cordes report. Source link