Event Brief
Joint Chiefs chair: U.S. forces must expect being hunted
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Summary: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. formations must assume they will be “hunted” by autonomous systems. He also said they should expect autonomous systems to jam across the spectrum and track forces in real time.
WHO: Gen. Dan Caine
WHAT: Said U.S. forces must prepare for autonomous systems to hunt, jam, and track formations in real time
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Caine was warning that future operations should assume autonomous systems will hunt, jam across the spectrum, and track forces in real time.
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