Architecture of an AI-Based Automated Course of Action Generation System for Military Operations

Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Mar 2026] Architecture of an AI-Based Automated Course of Action Generation System for Military Operations Ji-il Park, Inwook Shim, Chong Hui Kim The automation system for Course of Action (CoA) planning is an essential element in future warfare. As maneuver speeds increase, surveillance ranges extend, and weapon ranges grow, the operational area expands, making traditional manned-based CoA planning increasingly challenging. Consequently, the development of an AI-based automated CoA planning system is becoming increasingly necessary. Accordingly, several countries and defense organizations are actively developing AI-based CoA planning systems. However, due to security restrictions and limited public disclosure, the technical maturity of such systems remains difficult to assess. Furthermore, as these systems are military-related, their details are not publicly disclosed, making it difficult to accurately assess the current level of development. In response to this, this study aims to introduce relevant doctrines within the scope of publicly available information and present applicable AI technologies for each stage of the CoA planning process. Ultimately, it proposes an architecture for the development of an automated CoA planning system. Comments: 15 figures, 2 tables Subjects: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Multiagent Systems (cs.MA) Cite as: arXiv:2604.20862 [cs.AI]   (or arXiv:2604.20862v1 [cs.AI] for this version)   https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.20862 Focus to learn more Submission history From: Inwook Shim [view email] [v1] Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:30:15 UTC (8,918 KB) Access Paper: HTML (experimental) view license Current browse context: cs.AI < prev   |   next > new | recent | 2026-04 Change to browse by: cs cs.MA References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar Export BibTeX Citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Demos Related Papers About arXivLabs Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)