Decision Intelligence as an enabler of Military Readiness
Great Power Competition with China and Russia, alongside the need to confront rogue regimes in North Korea and Iran and to continue counterterrorism operations, require militaries to quickly and effectively intervene in early stages of crises. Scenarios of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, Chinese aggression towards Taiwan, and escalation in Iranian and Iranian proxy actions in the Middle East – all require a capability for reaction and resolve, especially in contested environments, in which freedom of action and military access is challenged. Adversaries have not only improved their conventional military capabilities for conflict, but also conduct operations in the ‘gray zone’, blurring the lines between competition and conflict, and creating conditions for initiating offensive actions in improved conditions.
Anticipation of a crisis, therefore, must be complemented by Military Readiness – the ability of military organizations to conduct agile decision-making, and to optimize resources
Such readiness can allow militaries to quickly and effectively employ special operation forces, ISR assets, and relevant expeditionary forces; support partners and allies; and formulate ad-hoc networks which enable interoperability.
Militaries with high readiness are more resilient to emerging crises. They prepare for disruptions, and recover quickly from surprises. They have relevant and stress-tested contingency planning for different courses of actions (COAs). More broadly, they create suitable frameworks and mindsets to confront emerging challenges.
This is where the discipline of Decision Intelligence, converging the fields of data science and decisions sciences, comes in. Decision Intelligence can enhance Military Readiness by conducting modeling and simulation, thus assessing the gap between ‘as is’ and ‘as needed’.
Decision Intelligence allows militaries to experiment in synthetic environments with contingency scenarios, applying their doctrine and operational concepts to specific challenges, thus enabling decisions about required force design to improve readiness.
Decision Intelligence can support scenario planning and war-gaming, adding an AI-powered component to the assessment of readiness for contingency crises
It illuminates bottlenecks and critical vulnerabilities, which might be crucial when responding to crises. Decision Intelligence, therefore, can assist defense and military decision-makers in applying the concept of Military Readiness to specific potential disruptions. It helps militaries not only to better absorb crises, but to adapt and proactively recover.
4Cast Decision Intelligence Platform is an AI powered platform that provides decision support and decision augmentation
For Military Readiness, 4Cast offers military leaders real-time, comprehensive assessments of force readiness, along with actionable insights and recommendations. By modeling and simulating different scenarios, 4Cast platform helps leaders explore and choose the best courses of action. This solution enables military leaders to measure, adjust, and forecast readiness, ensuring a comparative advantage in mission planning and operational execution.
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