future warfare Archives

#WavellReviews “The Scientific Way of Warfare – Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity” by Antoine Bousquet

Phil ClareAugust 4, 2022August 2, 2022

by Phil ClareAugust 4, 2022August 2, 202201827

Bousquet’s belief that militaries are invariably bounded by the limits set by their own institutional frameworks does not bode well...

Concepts and Doctrine Verlorne Haufen

Der Verlorne Haufen: Chapter 12

Dr Charles KnightDecember 13, 2021December 12, 2021

by Dr Charles KnightDecember 13, 2021December 12, 20210734

Assessments and Reactions The Echthros Marine Brigade commander reports his assessment to his superior on the secure system: ‘A beach landing is underway several kilometres...

Architecting the Information Age War

Martin CrillyFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by Martin CrillyFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 202104035

It is folly to plan to fight the information age war using contemporary technologies fixed to industrial age CONOPS and platforms. We need new Information...

LET’S TALK ABOUT HUMAN SECURITY

Toby FentonNovember 12, 2020April 6, 2021

by Toby FentonNovember 12, 2020April 6, 202101726

Whichever way you look at it, understanding and addressing human security is a challenging problem. It isn’t just complicated, it’s highly complex. In principle, human...

Capabilities and Spending Land Long Read Opinion

The tank is dead. Long live the tank.

Jon Hawkes, Sam Cranny-Evans and Mark CazaletOctober 1, 2020September 27, 2020

by Jon Hawkes, Sam Cranny-Evans and Mark CazaletOctober 1, 2020September 27, 202008968

This article explores the utility of the tank in contemporary defence with consideration for the battlefield, technology and society....

Hacking Brains: Enhancing Soldier Cognitive Performance

Gareth WJune 25, 2020June 14, 2020

by Gareth WJune 25, 2020June 14, 202004723

Hacking Brains: Enhancing Soldier Cognitive Performance. A necessary and inevitable future for the British Army....

Why We Need A Modern Theory of Special Warfare to Thrive in the Human Domain

Arnel P. David, Lt Col Dave Allen, Dr Aleksandra Nesic and 1 moreMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

by Arnel P. David, Lt Col Dave Allen, Dr Aleksandra Nesic and 1 moreMay 14, 2020May 14, 202005312

“We have been inclined to believe that our armed forces are excessively professional and regular. This war [WW2] has shown, as others have done before...

Automation and Technology Opinion Short Read

Faster, Stronger, Quicker, Decisive = Better Soldiers: The Case For Performance Enhancement

Gareth WMarch 10, 2020March 9, 2020

by Gareth WMarch 10, 2020March 9, 202005091

With an increasing likelihood of technological parity in traditional military technology, militaries are identifying new ways of operating. Hence the interest in information advantage or...

Drug-fuelled combatants: achieving military success by enhancing human ability

Tom HFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

by Tom HFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 202004038

In November 2008, ten members of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a devastating attack in Mumbai. These men fought an extended battle with Indian security...

Automation and Technology Opinion Short Read

Dangerous Knowledge?

Gareth WFebruary 4, 2020February 3, 2020

by Gareth WFebruary 4, 2020February 3, 202003891

There is a great deal of suspicion and mistrust about enhancement. The Royal Society’s iHuman report and the earlier AARP study of attitudes in the...