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Hans Vreeland, War On The Rocks: Targeting the Islamic State, Or Why the Military Should Invest in
Artificial Intelligence
On Halloween, 2016, aircraft from seven countries gathered in the skies over Iraq’s western desert to conduct a coordinated strike. Intelligence reporting indicated that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was using a remote complex of bunkers that was a former Iraqi army depot to manufacture and store weapons. The sortie included British Tornados and four French Rafales, which launched air-to-surface Storm Shadow cruise missiles on 14 bunkers. The other aircraft released their bombs over the remaining bunkers and buildings.
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WNU Editor: This blog has predicting for a years that a game changer on the battlefield will occur when AI platforms can be used in identifying, surveying, and targeting hostile forces. The above post provides a good explanation on how it is being done today, and how it can be improved.
On Halloween, 2016, aircraft from seven countries gathered in the skies over Iraq’s western desert to conduct a coordinated strike. Intelligence reporting indicated that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was using a remote complex of bunkers that was a former Iraqi army depot to manufacture and store weapons. The sortie included British Tornados and four French Rafales, which launched air-to-surface Storm Shadow cruise missiles on 14 bunkers. The other aircraft released their bombs over the remaining bunkers and buildings.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: This blog has predicting for a years that a game changer on the battlefield will occur when AI platforms can be used in identifying, surveying, and targeting hostile forces. The above post provides a good explanation on how it is being done today, and how it can be improved.