Naval Intelligence Proceedings Article Maps Autonomy and AI Integration for Naval ISR in April 2026

The U.S. Naval Institute's April 2026 Proceedings issue features analysis of naval intelligence in the age of autonomy, AI, and attritable mass. The article examines how AI-enabled autonomous systems are reshaping ISR collection and naval intelligence operations, drawing on lessons from the Iran conflict where unmanned surface vessels logged 450+ hours and AI-enabled surveillance was integrated into CENTCOM operations. The analysis argues that mass production of attritable autonomous platforms is fundamentally changing the intelligence-operations relationship.