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CENTCOM, UAE team up to form bilateral AI task force
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
U.S. Central Command and the UAE have formed Task Force Talon Synapse, a bilateral AI task force based in Abu Dhabi with approximately 20 U.S. and Emirati personnel, aimed at accelerating development of military AI capabilities.
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Defence buyers in the Middle East are now structurally embedded in U.S. military AI development, not buying finished tools. If you sell AI infrastructure or data pipes to defence contractors, your customer base just included the UAE as a co-developer—and co-buyer.
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