The Morality of Software-Defined Warfare: Just War Theory, Army Medicine, and AI (2026) hopes to turn into a moral oversight of newly emerging field in warfare and serves as a reference for scholars and practitioners across at least four leading disciplines, dedicated to thoroughly scrutinizing and compartmentalizing the ethical dimensions of decision-making processes related to the emerging AI-driven Software-Defined Developments in Warfare and Medicine. It extends its invitation to Medical Practitioners, Conflict Management Specialists, and experts in Military Artificial Intelligence, as well as Research and Development departments within all DIANA NATO innovative labs across the 32 NATO member states.

 

In her "The Weaponization of Artificial Intelligence: What the public needs to be aware of," Birgitta Dresp-Langley suggests that "technological progress has brought about the emergence of machines that can take human lives without human control. These represent an unprecedented threat to humankind." The Morality of Software-Defined Warfare: Just War Theory, Army Medicine, and AI (2026) hopes to contribute to the most pressing debates on hura-optimistic use of new technologies in Software-Defined Warfare. There is a chance that the parties will start using AI in warfare without a moral overview related to the set of responsibilities related to all stages of this new era of warfare, from the inception stage of algorithm-driven combat drones, to equipping their with algorithmic & operational systems, to the final stage in which they are used in the battlefield of new type. This project hopes to assess the moral dimension of dealing with rescue drones that collect wounded from the battlefield, and look into the PTSD symptoms of drone operators and the belligerents operating in the new software-defined warfare environment that has completely revolutionised how modern warfare is waged.