The real story of autonomy and artificial intelligence in warfare has gotten lost in the mania of today’s robot vs. robot narrative. In reality, autonomy and AI have already been deployed in military technology for more than a decade.

Warfighters engaged in dynamic conflicts must have timely information they can trust –they frequently work in humanmachine teams that deliver key intel at a rapid pace and efficiently execute highlevel tasks, all while reducing cognitive load. Our forces use rapidly evolving loitering munitions and ISR platforms tailored to specific operational needs. When paired with autonomy and AI, these systems can provide autonomous ground surveillance and 3D mapping for uptotheminute situational awareness, or the ability to detect, classify, track, and follow an object with coordination between multiple platforms for seamless target handoff.