NATO to Shift Focus From Tanks to Drones, AI at July Summit

NATO plans to push Europe’s debate over security beyond spending increases at its July summit in Turkey to focus on how member states will target investments into technologies that define modern warfare, according to alliance officials.

As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization prepares for a leaders meeting in Ankara, a main focus will be on more efficient investments into areas such as drone technology and systems enabled by artificial intelligence rather than primarily conventional defense hardware, according to officials familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity.

To that end, the military alliance will invite defense companies to ...