CENTCOM expects to formally activate the task force in the coming weeks. The team will operate from Abu Dhabi and bring together about 20 American and Emirati specialists with backgrounds in artificial intelligence, data science, and cybersecurity. First bilateral AI task force The initiative reflects Washington’s growing push to integrate artificial intelligence into defense operations alongside trusted regional allies. The task force will initially concentrate on three operational areas. Plans shaped over a year The idea for the joint task force did not emerge overnight.