Defense & Security
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AI in defense and security
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| HighStrong study design, backed by at least two independent sources | 0 | 0 |
| ModerateA measured study or an official source | 1 | 1 |
| EmergingEarly, small, unreviewed or reported second-hand | 0 | 7 |
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Elbit Systems said its Tzayad digital army programme, which uses AI to support tactical decision-making, sped up fire support and detected 850,000 real-time intel targets across Gaza and Lebanon.
Russia, the US and Israel are pushing against a timetable for a legally binding treaty on autonomous weapons, even though 163 states voted at a UN committee that they were ready to negotiate, so AI weapons could stay unregulated.
Ex-Google and DeepMind staff say they resigned over fears that military AI contracts make war easier to escalate, and one says contracts bar staff from criticising the company publicly. No count of departures is given.
An Australian Federal Police official told a parliamentary inquiry that AI is helping speed up youth radicalisation, which can now happen within days instead of months or years; this is testimony, not a measured study.
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On 6 July 2026 The Guardian reported that Elbit Systems said Israel's Tzayad digital army programme detected 850,000 real-time intel targets between 7 October 2023 and end of 2025 across Gaza, Lebanon and other theatres, averaging about 1,000 a day.
The Guardian
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