# Next Generation Targeting **Entity class:** System, platform, or program **Domain:** Targeting ## Definition NATO ACT's 2026 Beacon Project concerns faster movement from information to decisions through modular AI and federated data flows. Its stated design retains human decision-makers in control. ## Operational role A reconnaissance observation can change an agent’s working context and the next operation it proposes. The article connects research demonstrations with the broader movement from information to decisions and authorized effects. Professional authority and recorded approval remain part of the workflow as computational latency falls. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Cybersecurity|Cybersecurity]] · [[wiki/Sensor-to-Shooter Loop|Sensor-to-Shooter Loop]] · [[wiki/AI Agent|AI Agent]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/NATO Allied Command Transformation|NATO Allied Command Transformation]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Federated Targeting|Federated Targeting]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Decision-Latency Compression|Decision-Latency Compression]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XIII. The Pipeline Is the Sovereign|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XIII. The Pipeline Is the Sovereign]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Sho Nakatani, RapidPen: Fully Automated IP-to-Shell Penetration Testing with LLM-based Agents (arXiv 2502.16730, 2025; rev. 2026).](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16730) - [NATO Allied Command Transformation, Next Generation Targeting Helps NATO Move Faster from Information to Decision (May 12, 2026).](https://www.act.nato.int/article/next-gen-targeting/) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/NATO Allied Command Transformation|NATO Allied Command Transformation]], [[wiki/Federated Targeting|Federated Targeting]], [[wiki/Decision-Latency Compression|Decision-Latency Compression]], [[wiki/Military-Targeting AI|Military-Targeting AI]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].