ISR Superiority Is Defined by How Quickly Intel Reaches the Cockpit, Command Post, and Tactical Edge

The future of ISR lies in integrating human expertise with AI-driven analytic tools at scale.

Breaking Defense

Feb 2, 2026

While ISR sensors collect vast streams of information across domains, data alone does not deliver advantage. What matters is how quickly that information can be processed, fused, and turned into actionable intelligence for commanders and operators.

In this Breaking Defense video, we explore how artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled analytic tools combined with deep human expertise are helping transform ISR data into real-time decision advantage that can be applied to handheld devices, the tactical edge, to aircraft cockpits.

This discussion with Peraton’s Rick Hoehne, senior director, strategic programs, and Richard Vasquez, ISR training and workforce integration, also examines how emerging large language model applications are accelerating analysis, improving training, and preparing warfighters to operate at speed in increasingly contested environments.

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