AIR DEFENSE TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LAND FORCES IN THE MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS
AIR DEFENSE TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LAND FORCES IN THE MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS

Author(s): Daniel ROMAN
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: air defense; land forces; artificial intelligence; multidomain operation; Integrated Battle Command System;
Summary/Abstract: The war in Ukraine that has been going on for more than three years has demonstrated a paradigm shift in the conceptualization of the current battle space. The return to contact lines and trench warfare are merely two aspects of contemporary military confrontations. The current operational environment underscores the importance of force mobility, communications, security, and operational sustainment. New weapon systems have been designed and developed to meet the minimum requirements for achieving victory on the battlefield while significantly reducing human casualties. The use of long-range precision strikes has led to the expansion and diversification of drones in the air, on land, and at sea. Multi-domain operations (MDO) represent a fundamental shift in NATO’s approach, differing from “Joint Operations” due to their ultimate goal of enhancing freedom of action and force security. In this context, land forces' air defense faces new challenges from the aerial domain, which is why the inclusion of this article within the academic sphere and beyond was deemed relevant. Given the speed of information, data flows, and the enemy's capability to act against both military targets and civilian objectives, such as critical infrastructure, sustained efforts are required for technological advancement in land force operations within a multi-domain framework, leveraging the outcomes of artificial intelligence. In this article, we bring to the attention of specialists in the battle space, the new directions in which artificial intelligence applications can be exploited for air defense of land forces in the multi-domain operations.

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