Area denial communication latency compensation

An area denial system for deployment in a region, the area denial system comprising:

• a plurality of munitions;
• one or more sensor devices;
• a command and control unit, wherein the plurality of munitions the one or more sensor devices and the command and control unit are configured to be networked together in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system;
• and
• a processor and a computer readable storage medium communicatively connected to the processor, the computer readable storage mediums having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein each of the computer readable storage mediums is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by the respective processors to cause the respective processors to:
• determine one or more recommended munitions of the plurality of munitions, the one or more recommended munitions determined using a first predicted position area for the target indicating a range of possible locations for the target using the command and control latency and using a first target position;
• notify one or more human operators, via the command and control unit, of the one or more recommended munitions;
• receive from at least one of the one or more human operators, via the command and control unit, authorization to arm one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions;
• determine a second predicted position area for the target, the second predicted position area using a second detected target position;
• and
• determine that the second predicted location area is outside a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorizing the first authorized munition.

A computer program product for communication latency compensation in an area denial system deployed in a region, the area denial system including a plurality of munitions defining an obstacle field, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• determining one or more recommended munitions of a plurality of munitions, the one or more recommended munitions determined using a first predicted position area for the target, the first predicted position area indicating a range of possible locations for the target using the command and control latency and using a first target position;
• notifying one or more human operators, via the command control unit, of the one or more recommended munitions;
• receiving, from at least one of the one or more human operators, via the command and control unit, authorization to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions, the one or more authorized munitions at least partially selected from the one or more recommended munitions;
• determining a second target position relative to the obstacle field, the second target position detected using the one or more sensor devices;
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• determining that the second target position is outside of a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorizing the first authorized munition.