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ConflictsSeptember 9, 2026· DVIDS

11th Airborne Division uses AI to increase lethality during Yama Sakura 91

Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division employed artificial intelligence-enabled tools during Yama Sakura 91 in northern Hokkaido, Japan, to accelerate decision-making, improve targeting and strengthen battlefield sustainment. Across intelligence, fires and logistics, AI helped the division process information faster, shorten assessment timelines and sustain combat power during high-tempo multinational operations with Japanese and Australian forces.

Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division employed artificial intelligence-enabled tools during Yama Sakura 91 in northern Hokkaido, Japan, to accelerate decision-making, improve targeting and strengthen battlefield sustainment. Across intelligence, fires and logistics, AI helped the division process information faster, shorten assessment timelines and sustain combat power during high-tempo multinational operations with Japanese and Australian forces.

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