The article explores how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping military agency and authority through conflicting sociotechnical imaginaries within NATO and the US DOD, highlighting a shift toward human-machine cooperation and increasing influence of tech corporations in military affairs.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsHigh-Tech Military ToolsDrone swarms & UAV surveillance

Defense

Summary

Academic article examining the intersection of emerging disruptive military technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), with sociotechnical imaginaries (STIs) shaping military agency and authority. The article focuses on NATO and the US Department of Defense (DOD), analyzing how new technologies influence military decision-making and the evolving role of technology corporations in military affairs.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article is an analytical academic piece focusing on understanding and interpreting the transformation of military affairs via emerging technologies and technopolitical dynamics. It reports on policy developments and strategic innovation initiatives rather than an event of hostile aggression.

Source URL

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-5899.70045

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Jun 27, 2026, 12:09 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:35 UTC
Event time: Jul 16, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "source_reliability": "C",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: ExactLocation: Unknown

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jul 16, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

exact

Location

Cyberspace

Primary actor

US Department of Defense

Country

United States of America

Countries

United States of America

Tags

Artificial Intelligence, Military Technology, NATO, US Department of Defense, Technopolitics, Human-Machine Collaboration, Technology Corporations, russia–ukraine war, Defense Innovation, Ethics in Warfare

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