9 May 2026

How the US Army is readying for a cyberspace fight against enemy AI hackers

Chris Panella

The communications and data networks essential to the US Army's operations across the Asia-Pacific region were probed by a new kind of adversary: an enemy AI trying to confuse and ensnare soldiers.

That's what Army leaders, guided by top US AI companies, saw in a new series of tabletop exercises as they prepare for a new era of AI-augmented cyber operations, and how to effectively defend themselves. It's the latest example of how the Army is embracing artificial intelligence at all levels of warfighting — and the latest acknowledgement that the challenges of future warfare may be too fast for humans to tackle alone.

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