Coalition Agents eXperiment CoAX DARPA CoABS, AFRL, DERA, EdinburghAIAI, Boeing, Dartmouth College,

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Coalition Agents eXperiment - CoAXDARPA CoABS,
AFRL, DERA, Edinburgh/AIAI, Boeing,Dartmouth
College, LM-ATL, MIT, UMichigan, USC/ISI,
UWF/IHMCWith support from BBN, GITI, ISX, MITRE,
Schafer and Stanford Univ.
Concept
Objectives
Agent Frameworks KAoS Agents (Boeing,
IHMC) DAgents (Dartmouth) EMAA/CAST Agents (LM
ATL)

• Show that an Agent-based C2 framework can support
  agile and robust Coalition operations
• Show Domain Management services can structure
  agent relationships and enforce coalition
  policies
• Show Intelligent Task and Process Management can
  improve agent collaboration
• Show that the CoABS Grid can be used to rapidly
  integrate a wide variety of agents and systems

Expected Results
Accomplishments and Impact
Oct 2000

• Information gathering for MBP
• 25 agents in 5 distinct domains
• Binni coalition storyboard

• Demonstrated proof-of-concept C2 coalition
  architecture within a realistic coalition
  scenario
• Connected disparate stand-alone military systems
  while taking coalition concerns into account
• Agent organization, behavior, security and
  resources managed by explicit coalition policy
  control
• Potential influence on Joint Battle Infosphere,
  Joint Battlespace Digitisation, CINC 21, and
  Coalition Theatre Logistics perspectives
• Interest from additional nations in participating

• Planning and execution phases
• 45 agents in 7 overlapping domains
• Initial packaging of grid services
• Realistic Binni Storyboard

July 2001
July 2002

• Dynamic event-driven workflow
• Dynamic coalition formation
• High-level tools
• Dynamic coalition scenario