future of war

How governments imagine the future – including the future of war – shapes their responses and planning in the present.

How will changes in military technology bear on a potential near-future U.S.-China conflict?

Are we being visited by aliens, or are we learning something about military secrecy?

It is easy to advocate an outright ban on “supersoldiers.” But augmentation has been around in one form or other for a long time – in life and war alike.

Small drones, used unpredictably, could conceivably force defenders to adopt a wearying posture of constant readiness and uncertainty.

There’s a deeper problem with how we perceive the world than misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda: it’s that we expect that big data means better understanding.

The Tyndall Air Force Base inducted semi-autonomous robotic patrol dogs in base security role in the third week of March.

Defense technology columns spend a lot of time looking at how emerging technology will shape the future of war. Could technology reshape peace as well?

Many are warning of how China might win a war with the U.S. But they play down the much more likely way the two could damage each other’s interests.

Lloyd Austin’s message foregrounds one of the key priorities of the Biden administration for the military.

The newly released final report of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is rich in recommendations. But operationalizing them may be trickier.