Image: U.S. Air Force photo
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.
