Multi-domain concepts of operation and the proliferation of sensor networks require new and enhanced forms of data processing. Big data must be fused, exploited and turned into actionable intelligence quickly to enable the ISR and C2 communities to improve their decision-making abilities and outmatch their adversaries. 

Ahead of Airborne ISR & C2 Battle Management 2019, Dr Thomas Killion, Chief Scientist at NATO, discusses here the key areas where AI and machine learning have already started to enhance military decision-making and accelerate the acquisition of actionable intelligence and how these technologies will revolutionise the ISR space in the future.