Deception in Mass Autonomous Warfare

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The article recounts a Ukrainian military operation that used a fake radio call to mislead Russian forces listening in near Pokrovsk. It explores deception as a tactic and considers its role in warfare involving autonomous systems.

“[T]he exigencies of desperate survival do stimulate wise leaders to seek such unorthodox solutions.” —Barton Whaley, StratagemOn the night of Jan. 5, 2025, my first mission in the Pokrovsk command post was to make a fake radio call. We knew Russian forces were listening in. We did not know whether the position our men were due to occupy the next day, the Homar trench at Kotlyne, was still in our hands or if the enemy had already taken it. I did as instructed: I pretended to be in the trench and called the command center for help.Two minutes later, through The post Deception in Mass Autonomous Warfare appeared first on War on the Rocks.