The U.S. Navy just ran a live exercise off Key West testing whether drones and AI can find, track, and engage suspected drug trafficking vessels in real time, as reported by the US Naval Institute. The exercise wasn’t a concept demonstration or a PowerPoint briefing. It was a working kill chain with real hardware, real operators, and a clear operational goal. What FLEX 2026 Actually Tested The Fleet Experimentation exercise, known as FLEX 2026, …
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