Information Superiority through Intelligent Information Operations

The information revolution has created the ability for creating tremendous tools to support the warfighter. Tools for collecting, analyzing, and communicating information are being created to improve the efficiency and efficacy of conducting military operations. Unfortunately, the same information revolution has introduced new vulnerabilities whereby adversaries can acquire, exploit, deny, or destroy information needed to support mission objectives. Information warfare has emerged to provide a new wave of warfare in which the focus has shifted from massive destruction of enemy physical assets to surgical attack on information assets. In this paper, we present a framework for supporting information warfare and information operations using advanced techniques from artificial intelligence and control theory. Specifically, we discuss the combination of techniques from approximate reasoning, dynamic programming, and game theory to define a capability to support the conduct of information operations.