State of Play Project phase 2 started in 2020 and introduced the concept of multiple sub-projects, a more effective mechanism to achieve additional benefits of the project. Three sub-projects are ongoing. The first one is focused on creating a business case for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cyber defence exercises. The second one aims at introducing an exercise formal definition language and related automation to simplify an exercise scenario deployment and make it more efficient and effective. The third one focuses on creating a federated situational awareness and scoring service, to provide more effective situational awareness during the execution of an exercise, and also introduce a semi-automated mechanism for scoring and assessing exercise participation. Cyber Ranges federation Envisioned Cyber Ranges federation Envisioned End-state End-state CR user CR operator CR FI CR operator CR user CR operator CR operator CR user CR operator CR user CR user CR user CR user Way ahead The project continues to further develop Phase 2, by implementing current sub-projects and creating new ones under the guidance of the Member States-led project management committee. Sub-project 1 on AI in cyber exercises, in particular, is aiming at defining a follow-on project, implementing one of the scenarios defined in the business case. The Cyber Ranges Federation will also use its platform (and its community) to participate in more cyber training events with the aim to increase the sharing of knowledge and best practices as well as its visibility, such as with the milCERTs Interoperability Conference (MIC). 2 of 2 Updated: 5 July 2021