AI is enhancing military planning by expanding computational capacity, accelerating information synthesis, and strengthening decision support across complex operational environments. As multidomain operations, persistent sensing, and compressed decision timelines continue to shape the future battlespace, the effective integration of AI will depend upon structured approaches that align computational capability with commander intent, human judgment, and accountable command. In their article in the Intelligent Control and Automation journal, John Murray, Dr. Elise Annett, and Dr. James Giordano operationalize Synthesized Command and Control (SYNTHComm) within the U.S. Army’s Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) by defining complementary roles for commanders, staffs, and AI-enabled systems across each stage of planning.

Read the article.