Though armed conflict is becoming increasingly rare as the decades go by, global military spending is rising sharply with each passing year, reaching unprecedented numbers in the history of warfare. Much of that spending is fueled by the rise of the military tech industry. Between 2021 and 2023, venture capital firms pumped $100 billion into military tech startups, hoping to snag lucrative contracts for everything from high-powered counter UAV systems to deadly drone swarms. With so many startups and defense conglomerates pitching all kinds of buzzy, high-tech hardware, it's pretty difficult to predict what the future of warfare is going […]