Investigative journalism · Technology and warfare
Uncovering the forces reshaping warfare.
War is changing. Not just in how it is planned and fought, but in who builds, funds and deploys the technologies that shape it.
From AI-assisted military decision-making and autonomous weapons to Silicon Valley’s growing role in the military contracting landscape, The Protocol investigates the technology and money reshaping modern warfare.
What we investigate
The technologies, companies and investors reshaping warfare
Autonomous weapons
Systems that select and engage targets with reduced human control, and the decisions made about where and how they are used.
AI-assisted military decision-making
How machine learning is entering targeting, intelligence and command, and who is accountable when it does.
Silicon Valley and military contracting
The companies and investors moving into defence, the contracts they win, and the influence that follows the money.
Stories
Recent investigations
Our first investigation is coming soon.