Emerging Tech and Crossing "The Valley of Death" by Robert D. Atkinson
Simplicity Before Complexity: Conceptualizing Long-Term Military Competitions
By Sam Canter, Strategy Bridge: "Buzzwords impersonating military strategy are not a new phenomenon in the United States. Concepts like Flexible Response, Revolutions in Military Affairs, and Full Spectrum Dominance each failed to successfully transition from idea to policy."
By Sam Canter, Strategy Bridge: "Buzzwords impersonating military strategy are not a new phenomenon in the United States. Concepts like Flexible Response, Revolutions in Military Affairs, and Full Spectrum Dominance each failed to successfully transition from idea to policy."
Pentagon AI Efforts Disorganized: RAND
By Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense: "A congressionally mandated study warns the Defense Department's current efforts to harness artificial intelligence are “significantly challenged” by shortfalls in organization, planning, data, and talent, and testing, setting the stage for changes in the next defense policy and spending bills."
By Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense: "A congressionally mandated study warns the Defense Department's current efforts to harness artificial intelligence are “significantly challenged” by shortfalls in organization, planning, data, and talent, and testing, setting the stage for changes in the next defense policy and spending bills."
Breaking D’s 2019 Top Five: From Multi-Domain Ops To Killer Robots
Breaking D has been at the forefront in reporting the Pentagon’s shift toward a new way of war, Multi-Domain Operations, since Day 1.
Breaking D has been at the forefront in reporting the Pentagon’s shift toward a new way of war, Multi-Domain Operations, since Day 1.
Bringing Back the Punitive Expedition
By Kevin Benson, Modern War Institute: "A punitive expedition results in a measured, relatively swift, focused response. It can be of some duration but only long enough to achieve the policy ends of punishing the group that threatened U.S. interests or caused U.S. casualties. There is no regime change, no re-ordering of the existing power structure in a region."
By Kevin Benson, Modern War Institute: "A punitive expedition results in a measured, relatively swift, focused response. It can be of some duration but only long enough to achieve the policy ends of punishing the group that threatened U.S. interests or caused U.S. casualties. There is no regime change, no re-ordering of the existing power structure in a region."
The Future of War Technology Whispers to Us From the Past, and We Must Listen Better by Alexander Kott
EXCLUSIVE Killing Cruise Missiles: Pentagon To Test Rival Lasers
DoD is finalizing contracts for three competing demonstrators, aiming for a 300-kilowatt weapon by 2022 and 500 kW by 2024, laser R&D director Thomas Karr told us.
DoD is finalizing contracts for three competing demonstrators, aiming for a 300-kilowatt weapon by 2022 and 500 kW by 2024, laser R&D director Thomas Karr told us.
Artificial Intelligence and the Adversary
What will Beijing do with the data it stole about American military service members and others?
What will Beijing do with the data it stole about American military service members and others?
AI: In Defence of Uncertainty
By David Whetham & Kennneth Payne, Defence-In-Depth: "Military planners have been seeking the Holy Grail of being able to see through the fog of war that introduces so much uncertainty and doubt into military decision making. Whether this was the Revolution in Military Affairs or Network Centric Warfare, the tantalising promise of reducing friction has been extremely attractive. AI appears to offer the same thing today ..."
By David Whetham & Kennneth Payne, Defence-In-Depth: "Military planners have been seeking the Holy Grail of being able to see through the fog of war that introduces so much uncertainty and doubt into military decision making. Whether this was the Revolution in Military Affairs or Network Centric Warfare, the tantalising promise of reducing friction has been extremely attractive. AI appears to offer the same thing today ..."
MDA Kickstarts New Way To Kill Hypersonic Missiles
It looks like the military is taking a regional approach to hypersonic missile defense, while it continues to pursue a space sensor layer for homeland defense.
It looks like the military is taking a regional approach to hypersonic missile defense, while it continues to pursue a space sensor layer for homeland defense.
Best of 2019: The Technology of Defense
By Patrick Tucker, Defense One: "Here’s a look back at some of the top defense-technology-related stories of the year."
Top Stories 2019: International Operations
By Ben Werner, USNI News: "The U.S. Navy pushed its interoperability with foreign allies and partner nations in 2019 to counter increased naval activity by Russia and China."
By Patrick Tucker, Defense One: "Here’s a look back at some of the top defense-technology-related stories of the year."
Top Stories 2019: International Operations
By Ben Werner, USNI News: "The U.S. Navy pushed its interoperability with foreign allies and partner nations in 2019 to counter increased naval activity by Russia and China."
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