26 February 2026

AI is the future of warfare and US is in the lead

Stephen Bryen

While many experts have focused on the significance of drones in the new reality of warfare, the AI revolution is a much bigger deal. AI now enables drones to be far more impactful, helps select and prioritize battle targets, designs tactical operations and assesses results that go beyond iterative evaluations.

While AI is changing the battlefield space and the US has massive advantages, there are also significant risks that AI systems could be compromised by US adversaries and perhaps even by “friends.”

Recently AI has played an important role in several conflicts: the Gaza war (Operation Gideon’s Chariots); US-Israel operations against Iran (Operation Rising Lion); the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela (Operation Absolute Resolve); operations to locate and stop “rogue” oil tankers; and the Ukraine war, where AI is playing a major role.

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