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May 4, 2026 · Industry Insights

How the US Military Turned AI Into a Full‑Stack War Engine

In just three months the US Pentagon shifted from publicly rejecting AI weaponization to signing contracts with eight leading tech firms, creating a four‑layer AI‑driven closed loop that makes AI the central brain of modern warfare and grants it access to top‑secret IL‑6 and IL‑7 networks.