SOF Week: Autonomy and AI Take Lead with Future of Tactical Lethality

Published on May 14, 2024

I had spent the past week at SOFWeek in Tampa to see what the latest innovations were in the defense space and one thing was blatantly obvious: The rise of artificial intelligence and autonomy in modern warfare. To many, this is quite obvious, but to see the sheer amount of AI-augmented technology presented at the conference painted a clear picture as the the future of global conflict and the capabilities that will be fielded, from intelligence tools, logistics management, and kinetic effects.

While giving his keynote address at SOF Week 2023, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) acquisition executive Jim Smith described how “artificial intelligence is going to be key to every single thing,” highlighting the Department of Defense’s shift to AI for national defense.

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