In today's rapidly evolving military landscape, advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in support of wargaming becomes essential. Despite reinforcement learning (RL) showing promise for developing intelligent agents, conventional RL faces limitations in handling the complexity inherent in combat simulations. This dissertation proposes a comprehensive approach, including targeted observation abstractions, multi-model integration, a hybrid AI framework, and an overarching hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) framework. Our localized observation abstraction using piecewise linear spatial decay simplifies the RL problem, enhancing computational efficiency and demonstrating superior efficacy over traditional global observation methods. Our multi-model framework combines various AI methodologies, optimizing performance while still enabling the use of diverse, specialized individual behavior models. Our hybrid AI framework synergizes RL with scripted agents, leveraging RL for high-level decisions and scripted agents for lower-level tasks, enhancing adaptability, reliability, and performance. Our HRL architecture and training framework decomposes complex problems into manageable subproblems, aligning with military decision-making structures. Although initial tests did not show improved performance, insights were gained to improve future iterations. This study underscores AI's potential to revolutionize wargaming, emphasizing the need for continued research in this domain.

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Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on how technology is revolutionizing modern warfare on'Special Report.' Modern warfare is changing rapidly, and harnessing artificial intelligence is key to staying ahead of America's adversaries. Software companies including Govini and Palantir are behind the production and modernization of today's most high-tech weapon systems. Both companies were at the second annual AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington to showcase their work to the nation's top military brass. Fox News saw first-hand this cutting-edge technology and had an exclusive interview with Palantir's CEO and co-founder Alex Karp, whose software is being used in Ukraine and the Middle East.

It's a scenario that has played out many times both on Russian and Western social media platforms. A video of a soldier, either Ukrainian or Russian, set in a ravaged and often exposed position who is spotted before he even knows he is being tracked. The soldier attempts to run, hide or out-maneuver the relentless robot in the sky. Some react in panic, others give in to their seemingly inevitable fate. But even watching from poor-quality video feed, the viewer can see the moment when the hunted man realizes he's been bested, and there is no escape.

Ukraine has warned Vladimir Putin that more drone attacks coming -- just hours after a flying bot smashed into one of Moscow's skyscrapers for the second time in as many days. Although Kyiv refuses to officially take responsibility for such attacks inside Russia, this latest skirmish is considered to be part of a wider offensive aimed at shifting the focus of the conflict to the Kremlin's doorstep. Experts say the way Kyiv is looking to do this is with the help of drones in the air and by sea -- a'cheap', expendable technology which has been revolutionising modern warfare over the past two decades. It is certainly turning attention from the First World War-style trench warfare that has been raging throughout Ukraine since the conflict broke out - and there's a reason the rest of the world is watching. Here, MailOnline looks at how drones are changing the face of future conflict, and why Ukraine is ratcheting up the use of them in an attempt to win the propaganda war and turn the tide of Putin's invasion.

On the screen in front of me is a mountain range. Moving toward my troops from the top-right corner is an ominous yellow dot. I suspect it's an enemy drone, but it could be a bird or a civilian aircraft, so I ask my long-range camera to home in on it. Within seconds, it returns a snapshot of a wide-winged military drone. The incoming dot turns from yellow to red, signifying a threat.

In modern geo-politics the role of Indian Navy is going to be more challenging and its active participation could decide the place of India in global power play. The seminar "Swavlamban" chaired by the PM Modi on SPRINT Challenges on July 18th 2022, is showcasing the seriousness of New Delhi towards the strengthening the Indian Navy through the modern indigenous technologies. The presence of Chinses third generation research and survey ship "Yuan Wang 5" in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, is sufficient to explain that the Indo-Pacific is going to be future coliseum of geo-politics. It is provoking India to adopt modern cutting-edge naval technologies to protect the country's interest and control the foreign powers. Technology is always an important agent, which decides or redefines the war parameters with some distinctive outputs.

The Russian Embassy in Beijing has pulled down a controversial post on Weibo, praising China's top drone maker DJI for its products, which allegedly helped Kremlin in "modern warfare." The post went missing after DJI rebuffed the claim, stating its drones were not meant for military specifications. The embassy's post on Weibo cited a report from Russian state media Sputnik, based on a new book by Army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to South China Morning Post. In his book, Baluyevsky said Chinese commercial drones have brought "a real revolution" to traditional artillery weapons. "When drones hover over a target area to guide the artillery, its pinpoint accuracy and efficiency are comparable to precision-guided missiles, according to the Russian embassy's Weibo post quoting Baluyevsky. "The Mavic quadcopter drone made by China's DJI has become a true symbol of modern warfare," he said. However, the post soon snowballed into a major controversy, as many netizens called out Russian Embassy for uploading something with "malicious intent." "What do you want by saying this?

Machine learning is now a critical component in modern warfare systems. Let's explore 7 key military applications of artificial intelligence today. Machine learning has become a critical part of modern warfare, and a major point of interest for me, both as an Army veteran and data scientist. Compared with conventional systems, military systems equipped with ML/DL are capable of handling tremendously larger volumes of data more efficiently. Additionally, AI improves self-control, self-regulation, and self-actuation of combat systems due to its inherent computing and decision-making capabilities; a critical aspect to consider due to the nature of combat.

Patrick Kelly remembers the pitch meeting vividly. The room full of developers and Activision executives had convened at Infinity Ward's offices in Woodland Hills, California, in early 2018. It was time for Kelly and his longtime colleague Dave Stohl, who together serve as co-studio heads for Infinity Ward, to pitch their big idea. The project was code-named "Magma." And the plan was to create the biggest ever battle royale, one tied to the world of the studio's planned 2019 release, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare." Upon completion, the project would be re-christened as "Warzone." "Okay, so here's the thing," Kelly said, reenacting his pitch to the room.