Security teams at the UK Ministry of Defence are grappling with an overwhelming volume of sophisticated cyber threats and the inefficiencies of traditional Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows. Automation has become essential, as manual processes are insufficient to handle the pace and complexity of modern threats. Elastic's Search AI Platform offers AI-driven solutions that help streamline operations by automating repetitive tasks, enhancing cross-domain visibility, and integrating compliance into routine workflows. This allows analysts to focus on more strategic tasks, improving response times and reducing fatigue. The platform's features, such as Attack Discovery and cross-cluster search, enable efficient triaging and correlation of security events, which helps security teams manage threats effectively without being bogged down by false positives or fragmented data systems. As automation frees analysts from mundane tasks, they are empowered to take on more proactive roles in threat detection and defense readiness.