Introduction: AI Becomes the First Medic on the Battlefield The character of warfare is changing not only in how conflicts are fought but also in how lives are saved. Modern battlefields—from Ukraine and Gaza to the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific…...
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Introduction: The New Arms Race for Trustworthy Military AI The global military competition in artificial intelligence has entered a new phase. Between 2024 and 2026, armed forces around the world moved beyond experimentation and began integrating AI directly into operational…...
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From Connected Aircraft to AI-Driven Cyber Warfare Commercial aviation is entering a new era in which cybersecurity has become inseparable from flight safety, operational continuity, and national security. The global aviation ecosystem—comprising aircraft, airports, air traffic management systems, satellite communications,…...
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From ISIS-Inspired Lone Actors to AI-Enabled Extremism The terrorism landscape confronting the United States in 2026 is profoundly different from the post-9/11 era. The centralized, hierarchical terrorist organizations that once dominated U.S. counterterrorism strategy have increasingly given way to decentralized…...
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The Battle for Reality in the Age of Generative AI The most consequential information weapon of the AI era may not be a missile, cyberattack, or autonomous weapon, but a piece of media that never existed. Generative artificial intelligence has…...
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From Soviet Cybernetics to AI-Driven Warfare in Ukraine Artificial intelligence has become the defining military technology race of the twenty-first century. While public attention often focuses on the United States and China, Russia has quietly transformed itself into one of…...
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Introduction: The Space Domain Has Become a Strategic Battlespace Space is no longer merely an enabler of military operations—it has become a contested warfighting domain in its own right. The rapid expansion of satellite constellations, increasing geopolitical rivalry, growing dependence…...
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Introduction: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Becomes a Warfighting Domain The nature of warfare is undergoing a profound transformation. While tanks, ships, aircraft, missiles, and satellites remain visible symbols of military power, an increasingly decisive battle is being fought within an invisible…...
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Introduction: The End of Moore’s Law and the Emergence of Living Computing For more than seven decades, the digital age has been powered by Moore’s Law—the relentless doubling of transistor density that transformed room-sized computers into AI supercomputers capable of…...
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Introduction: The Renaissance of Undersea Warfare The undersea battlespace is once again becoming one of the most strategically important arenas of military competition. While public attention often focuses on hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence, drones, and space systems, a quieter revolution…...
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