Future of Warfare

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

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

As great power competition rises to the fore – and counterterrorism operations recede into the background – U.S. special forces will have to adapt.

Canada’s new frigates are the size of cruisers, and indicative of a wider trend toward ever-more complicated and expensive weapons.

Novel technologies hold out the prospect of fundamental changes in military effectiveness and strategy. The tricky part is understanding and communicating when those changes are coming.

When it comes to depictions of the future of war, art doesn’t have to be particularly sophisticated to say something worth thinking about.

The path to robust, reliable military autonomy is long and winding – with a lot of potential dead ends.

Future operators may also need to be real-time strategy games adepts.

The first doctrine for the new U.S. military branch answers some key questions -- and raises some more.

The basic design of small arms has been stable for decades, even as other warfighting technologies have undergone revolutions. How much longer can that be true?

Artificial intelligence may help us make sense of large, complex questions, but imagining the future of war needs to remain a fundamentally human exercise.