Germany and France are discussing downsizing their 100-billion-euro ($116 billion) flagship defence project by dropping plans to jointly build a fighter jet and focusing on a command and control system,

A few days ago, California-based defense tech firm Anduril concluded the first test flights of its semi-autonomous Fury fighter jet without a pilot in the cockpit. Oh wait, there's actually no cockpit in there at all.

The announcement underscored the rehabilitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of a White House meeting Tuesday with the president.

Defense tech startup Shield AI unveiled a new fighter jet called the X-BAT — an autonomous vehicle powered by artificial intelligence that doesn’t require a runway or GPS to fly. The company expects to start testing the new jet in 2026,