{"slug": "defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups", "title": "Defence giants provide record backing for military start-ups", "summary": "Defence giants are providing record backing for military start-ups, with traditional companies acting more like venture capitalists as drones and autonomous systems transform the battlefield, according to the Financial Times.", "body_md": "# Defence giants provide record backing for military start-ups\n\nSource:\n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)As drones and autonomous systems transform the battlefield, traditional defence companies start to act more like venture capitalists\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups-2ol4", "published_at": "2026-07-26 04:00:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-26 05:56:53.225312+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "autonomous-vehicles", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Financial Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/defence-giants-provide-record-backing-for-military-start-ups.jsonld"}}