autonomous

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The funding has helped launch defense and aerospace startups across Southern California, including Costa Mesa autonomous weapons maker Anduril Industries, now valued at more than $30 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Australia will spend Au$12 billion to Au$15 billion over the next decade on autonomous capabilities, Marles said ahead of an update to the national defence strategy to be released Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Over the past few months, demand has exploded for “agentic” AI, autonomous tools that use the technology to independently perform tasks, from writing software code to scheduling house tours for real-estate brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey has said that British military planners had been deployed to US military headquarters, and that a Navy ship could be used to launch autonomous drones to clear mines from the Strait.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But once a science establishes itself it becomes, to a remarkable degree, autonomous, immune to influence from other fields.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton