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NORAD/NORTHCOM Pathfinder Algorithms Used in Middle East for Target Identification

NORAD/NORTHCOM Pathfinder Algorithms Used in Middle East for Target Identification
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and CENTCOM deputy commander, Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, shake hands at MacDill AFB, Fla. on Jan. 18 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has used artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms developed for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)/U.S. Northern Command's (NORTHCOM) Pathfinder initiative to identify drone targets, CENTCOM's deputy said on July 26. That Pathfinder "takes radar data that is considered clutter, that our radars see and throws aside so it doesn't confuse the operator--machine learning and artificial intelligence can go through there and find valid tracks that we might otherwise be overlooking that could be a threat…

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