Today, identifying and monitoring threats and crises is of critical importance to organizations. In this regard, strategic foresight, supported by artificial intelligence tools and technologies, can provide a suitable basis for understanding future developments and preparing to address them. As a leading component of the country’s national defense, the military organizations of the Islamic Republic of Iran need to adopt emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, in the field of foresight to ensure adequate preparedness for potential future threats. The present study employs a descriptive-analytical and survey-based design, using a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as desk-based and field research. It addresses the question of how strategic foresight methods, insights, and scenario planning can be used to anticipate the future implications of artificial intelligence for national defense. Specifically, the study seeks to answer the following research question: What are the most important operational strategies for developing strategic foresight in the defense sector through the use of artificial intelligence in Iran’s military organizations? To this end, SWOT analysis was conducted, and data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. A total of five strengths, three weaknesses, two opportunities, and two threats were identified. Subsequently, based on the views of the study’s target population, ten principal strategies were proposed. Using the Analytic Network Process (ANP), strategy SO2 was assigned the highest priority for improving the current situation.