Forget AI Software: Why the Smart Money is Betting Billions on Autonomous Weapons

The Pentagon’s FY2027 budget request totals $1.5 trillion, with $54 billion earmarked for autonomous and remotely operated systems and another $39 billion routed through what the Department of War now calls “Drone Dominance. That structural tailwind is the entire pitch behind Global X Defense Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:SHLD), a thematic vehicle that has gathered roughly $7.5 ... Forget AI Software: Why the Smart Money is Betting Billions on Autonomous Weapons