CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology) — publication: China's Military AI Wish List (Feb 2026) — examined thousands of Chinese-language PLA procurement requests (2023-2024), revealing AI priorities in command, control, communications, intelligence, and targeting

NoteAll key elements of the claim are directly confirmed by the source text. The publication title, CSET affiliation, publication date (February 2026), author names (Probasco, Bresnick, McFaul), examination of thousands of Chinese-language PLA procurement requests (RFPs) from 2023-2024, and the focus on command, control, communications, intelligence, and targeting are all explicitly stated in the source. The source uses 'C5ISRT' which expands to include the domains mentioned in the claim.