Strategic maneuver and disruption with reinforcement learning approaches for multi-agent coordination

Derrik E Asher, Anjon Basak, Rolando Fernandez, Piyush K Sharma, Erin G Zaroukian, Christopher D Hsu, Michael R Dorothy, Thomas Mahre, Gerardo Galindo, Luke Frerichs, John Rogers and John Fossaceca

The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 509-526

Abstract: Reinforcement learning (RL) approaches can illuminate emergent behaviors that facilitate coordination across teams of agents as part of a multi-agent system (MAS), which can provide windows of opportunity in various military tasks. Technologically advancing adversaries pose substantial risks to a friendly nation’s interests and resources. Superior resources alone are not enough to defeat adversaries in modern complex environments because adversaries create standoff in multiple domains against predictable military doctrine-based maneuvers. Therefore, as part of a defense strategy, friendly forces must use strategic maneuvers and disruption to gain superiority in complex multi-faceted domains, such as multi-domain operations (MDOs). One promising avenue for implementing strategic maneuver and disruption to gain superiority over adversaries is through coordination of MAS in future military operations. In this paper, we present overviews of prominent works in the RL domain with their strengths and weaknesses for overcoming the challenges associated with performing autonomous strategic maneuver and disruption in military contexts.

Keywords: Multi-agent systems; reinforcement learning; multi-domain operation; coordination; military scenario; strategic maneuver (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/15485129221104096

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