warfare

"This has been the first full-blown drone war," says Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, and the author of several reports on drone warfare.

Technology was by itself producing startling images, from the assembly line to methods of warfare.

The disclosure comes amid growing concern about AI's role in cyber warfare.

So how exactly will this warfare tactic play out?

The warplanes on the Ford include F/A-18 fighters that can strike targets on land and Growler electronic warfare planes that can attack and jam enemy radars and air defenses.