Ukrainian drone regiment ‘decimates’ 3,500-strong U.S. armored brigade combat team in war game — High drone kill-rate forced continuous ‘respawns,’ reveals shortcomings in American response as drones easily spotted and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team (3rd BCT) of the 1st Cavalry Division was defeated in military exercises by the opposing force, which included a regiment of Ukrainian drone operators. Even though the 3rd BCT had tanks, other armor, and anti-drone units, they were no match for Ukrainian drones that easily spotted and “destroyed” them.

Nvidia turns $5B Intel stock bet into $30B windfall — filing reveals new $21B SpaceX stake and complete exit from Arm stock
Nvidia turns $5B Intel stock bet into $30B windfall — filing reveals new $21B SpaceX stake and complete exit from Arm stock

Nvidia quietly makes strategic and financial investments in clients, partners, and suppliers: CoreWeave, Coherent, Intel, Nokia, and SpaceX.

This week on Tom’s Hardware Premium: August 14, 2026 — Testing the BC-250, our interview with Intel’s Robert Hallock, and a big week for optical
This week on Tom’s Hardware Premium: August 14, 2026 — Testing the BC-250, our interview with Intel’s Robert Hallock, and a big week for optical

This week, we tested AMD’s BC-250 in gaming workloads, published an unredacted interview with an AMD executive, and published a slew of articles surrounding a new flashpoint in the ongoing AI buildout: optical interconnects.

US Navy 3D prints combat-ready drones and 1,000+ parts aboard aircraft carrier during exercise — containerized factory fabricated 80-mph FPVs and critical spares despite rough seas and 12-foot waves

During a two-week journey to Hawaii, a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex 3D-printed a dozen flight-ready drones, as well as over 1,000 parts including vital spares for Apache helicopters.

Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles
Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles

US aerospace, defense, and security giant Northrop Grumman thinks its Raid Hunter will provide short-range, layered air defense against the increasingly complex aerial threats we are seeing in modern warfare.

Cargo thieves ram security escorts to hijack AI hardware shipments in California — brazen thieves employ PIT maneuver, rear-ending tactics to secure goods for the black market

Cargo thieves knocked two private security escort vehicles out of action on California roads in recent months, then made off with millions of dollars in AI data center hardware.

Plaintiff busted trying to use AI prompt injection to win court case, hides text instruction in filing — demands AI model reviewing the text should side with him, rumbled because of strange white spaces in text

A self-represented plaintiff in a Connecticut court added a hidden AI prompt injection attack in their filing in a failed attempt to influence a decision. The court bars them from submitting documents electronically and instead must print them and hand to the clerk of court.

US imposes up to 100% tariffs on foreign-made drones and components — China remains primary target as Washington moves to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers

The Trump administration says the new tariffs are necessary for national security and to address the US industry’s heavy reliance on foreign-made drones and components, particularly from China.