WARFIGHTER'S EDGE: Using Intelligent Agents to Solve Warfighter Problems

One of the most pressing problems on todays battlefield is the inability to locate and destroy the enemys theater missile capability. Although the battlefield is awash with data with more sensors on the way, it may be ineffective and even detrimental unless the data can be transformed into information that can help end the conflict sooner and at less cost to our forces. Improving our forces capability to locate and destroy the enemys theater missile launchers and infrastructure would significantly contribute to shortening the conflict. This paper describes the results of using intelligent agents, i.e., smart software, to transform the constant stream of battlefield sensor data into information to aid those charged with locating these critical mobile targets CMTs and their infrastructure. The technology appears to be applicable to a number of battlefield areas as well as to the military infrastructure. The presentation will provide a technical overview of intelligent agent architecture, a demonstration based on existing joint experimentation data and a quantitative evaluation of the agents performance.