diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_inspector_target.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_inspector_target.py
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+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_inspector_target.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Dennis Conrad for Sainsbury's
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: aws_inspector_target
+short_description: Create, Update and Delete Amazon Inspector Assessment
+                   Targets
+description: Creates, updates, or deletes Amazon Inspector Assessment Targets
+             and manages the required Resource Groups.
+version_added: "2.6"
+author: "Dennis Conrad (@dennisconrad)"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - The user-defined name that identifies the assessment target.  The name
+        must be unique within the AWS account.
+    required: true
+  state:
+    description:
+      - The state of the assessment target.
+    choices:
+      - absent
+      - present
+    default: present
+  tags:
+    description:
+      - Tags of the EC2 instances to be added to the assessment target.
+      - Required if C(state=present).
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - aws
+  - ec2
+requirements:
+  - boto3
+  - botocore
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create my_target Assessment Target
+  aws_inspector_target:
+    name: my_target
+    tags:
+      role: scan_target
+
+- name: Update Existing my_target Assessment Target with Additional Tags
+  aws_inspector_target:
+    name: my_target
+    tags:
+      env: dev
+      role: scan_target
+
+- name: Delete my_target Assessment Target
+  aws_inspector_target:
+    name: my_target
+    state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+arn:
+  description: The ARN that specifies the Amazon Inspector assessment target.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "arn:aws:inspector:eu-west-1:123456789012:target/0-O4LnL7n1"
+created_at:
+  description: The time at which the assessment target was created.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "2018-01-29T13:48:51.958000+00:00"
+name:
+  description: The name of the Amazon Inspector assessment target.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "my_target"
+resource_group_arn:
+  description: The ARN that specifies the resource group that is associated
+               with the assessment target.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "arn:aws:inspector:eu-west-1:123456789012:resourcegroup/0-qY4gDel8"
+tags:
+  description: The tags of the resource group that is associated with the
+               assessment target.
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+  sample: {"role": "scan_target", "env": "dev"}
+updated_at:
+  description: The time at which the assessment target was last updated.
+  returned: success
+  type: string
+  sample: "2018-01-29T13:48:51.958000+00:00"
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.aws.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import (
+    HAS_BOTO3,
+    ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list,
+    boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict,
+    camel_dict_to_snake_dict,
+    compare_aws_tags,
+)
+
+try:
+    import botocore
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # caught by imported HAS_BOTO3
+
+
+@AWSRetry.backoff(tries=5, delay=5, backoff=2.0)
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True),
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+    )
+
+    required_if = [['state', 'present', ['tags']]]
+
+    module = AnsibleAWSModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=False,
+        required_if=required_if,
+    )
+
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
+        module.fail_json(msg='boto3 and botocore are required for this module')
+
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    state = module.params.get('state').lower()
+    tags = module.params.get('tags')
+    if tags:
+        tags = ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list(tags, 'key', 'value')
+
+    client = module.client('inspector')
+
+    try:
+        existing_target_arn = client.list_assessment_targets(
+            filter={'assessmentTargetNamePattern': name},
+        ).get('assessmentTargetArns')[0]
+
+        existing_target = camel_dict_to_snake_dict(
+            client.describe_assessment_targets(
+                assessmentTargetArns=[existing_target_arn],
+            ).get('assessmentTargets')[0]
+        )
+
+        existing_resource_group_arn = existing_target.get('resource_group_arn')
+        existing_resource_group_tags = client.describe_resource_groups(
+            resourceGroupArns=[existing_resource_group_arn],
+        ).get('resourceGroups')[0].get('tags')
+
+        target_exists = True
+    except (
+        botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+    ) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="trying to retrieve targets")
+    except IndexError:
+        target_exists = False
+
+    if state == 'present' and target_exists:
+        ansible_dict_tags = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(tags)
+        ansible_dict_existing_tags = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(
+            existing_resource_group_tags
+        )
+        tags_to_add, tags_to_remove = compare_aws_tags(
+            ansible_dict_tags,
+            ansible_dict_existing_tags
+        )
+        if not (tags_to_add or tags_to_remove):
+            existing_target.update({'tags': ansible_dict_existing_tags})
+            module.exit_json(changed=False, **existing_target)
+        else:
+            try:
+                updated_resource_group_arn = client.create_resource_group(
+                    resourceGroupTags=tags,
+                ).get('resourceGroupArn')
+
+                client.update_assessment_target(
+                    assessmentTargetArn=existing_target_arn,
+                    assessmentTargetName=name,
+                    resourceGroupArn=updated_resource_group_arn,
+                )
+
+                updated_target = camel_dict_to_snake_dict(
+                    client.describe_assessment_targets(
+                        assessmentTargetArns=[existing_target_arn],
+                    ).get('assessmentTargets')[0]
+                )
+
+                updated_target.update({'tags': ansible_dict_tags})
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, **updated_target),
+            except (
+                botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+                botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+            ) as e:
+                module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="trying to update target")
+
+    elif state == 'present' and not target_exists:
+        try:
+            new_resource_group_arn = client.create_resource_group(
+                resourceGroupTags=tags,
+            ).get('resourceGroupArn')
+
+            new_target_arn = client.create_assessment_target(
+                assessmentTargetName=name,
+                resourceGroupArn=new_resource_group_arn,
+            ).get('assessmentTargetArn')
+
+            new_target = camel_dict_to_snake_dict(
+                client.describe_assessment_targets(
+                    assessmentTargetArns=[new_target_arn],
+                ).get('assessmentTargets')[0]
+            )
+
+            new_target.update({'tags': boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(tags)})
+            module.exit_json(changed=True, **new_target)
+        except (
+            botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+            botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        ) as e:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="trying to create target")
+
+    elif state == 'absent' and target_exists:
+        try:
+            client.delete_assessment_target(
+                assessmentTargetArn=existing_target_arn,
+            )
+            module.exit_json(changed=True)
+        except (
+            botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+            botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        ) as e:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="trying to delete target")
+
+    elif state == 'absent' and not target_exists:
+        module.exit_json(changed=False)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/aliases b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e624ab960b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cloud/aws
+posix/ci/cloud/group3/aws
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8777873f078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+
+aws_inspector_scan_name: "aws_inspector_scan-{{ ansible_date_time.epoch }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36a3cfca9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_inspector/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+---
+
+- name: Set Connexion Information for All Tasks
+  set_fact:
+    aws_connection_info: &aws_connection_info
+      aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+      aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+      security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+      region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+  no_log: yes
+
+- block:
+    - name: Create AWS Inspector Target Group
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: present
+        tags:
+          Name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+          changed: "no"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_create
+
+    - name: Create AWS Inspector Target Group (Verify)
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: present
+        tags:
+          Name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+          changed: "no"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_create_verify
+
+    - name: Assert Successful AWS Inspector Target Group Creation
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - target_group_create is changed
+          - target_group_create.name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_create.tags.Name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_create.tags.changed == "no"
+          - target_group_create_verify is not changed
+          - target_group_create_verify.name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_create_verify.tags.Name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_create_verify.tags.changed == "no"
+
+    - name: Change AWS Inspector Target Group Tags
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: present
+        tags:
+          Name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+          changed: "yes"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_tag_change
+
+    - name: Change AWS Inspector Target Group Tags (Verify)
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: present
+        tags:
+          Name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+          changed: "yes"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_tag_change_verify
+
+    - name: Assert Successful AWS Inspector Target Group Tag Change
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - target_group_tag_change is changed
+          - target_group_tag_change.name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_tag_change.tags.Name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_tag_change.tags.changed == "yes"
+          - target_group_tag_change_verify is not changed
+          - target_group_tag_change_verify.name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_tag_change_verify.tags.Name == aws_inspector_scan_name
+          - target_group_tag_change_verify.tags.changed == "yes"
+
+  always:
+    - name: Delete AWS Inspector Target Group
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_delete
+
+    - name: Delete AWS Inspector Target Group (Verify)
+      aws_inspector_target:
+        name: "{{ aws_inspector_scan_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: target_group_delete_verify
+
+    - name: Assert Successful AWS Inspector Target Group Deletion
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - target_group_delete is changed
+          - target_group_delete_verify is not changed