(Editor's Note: This story was first published in Inside Defense/AI .) The Missile Defense Agency is advancing a comprehensive artificial intelligence modernization strategy that extends far beyond tactical applications, encompassing sensor algorithms, enterprise decision-making platforms, systems engineering automation and organizational restructuring to create an AI-first culture across the agency. That’s according to agency fiscal year 2027 budget justification documents and the three-star general spearheading the effort. MDA has designated artificial intelligence as a pervasive modernization priority backed by...