U.S. Needs Hi-Lo Mix Of ‘Exquisite’ & Affordable ISR: Intel Official
Excerpts: So how do you divide up the dollars? Well, that’s the hard part, said Sherman, who oversees Military Intelligence Program (MIP) resources for the under secretary of defense for intelligence,...
View ArticleEmergent Technology, Military Advantage, And The Character Of Future War
Conclusion: Advanced militaries are only just beginning to perceive some of the different factors that may, in time, come to shape the character of future wars. Despite their best efforts, no...
View ArticleThe Darker Shade Of Gray: A New War Unlike Any Other
David Maxwell Comment: “The money quote from Nate is in the second paragraph here. We should heed his words (and read the entire Q&A Essay):” The next wave of unconventional warlike...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters In The Defense Authorization Act & What Didn’t Get Done
David Maxwell Comment: “Of course this special operations excerpt is most interesting to me.” Congress has slowly and consciously restructured special operations as an independent service. The...
View ArticleCSPAN Discussion On Spies, Their Tradecraft And Foibles; And Perhaps The...
CSPAN Discussion On Spies, Their Tradecraft And Foibles; And Perhaps The Greatest Spy Writer Ever — David Cornwell, Alias…John le Carre www.fortunascorner.com The National Book Festival was recently...
View ArticleFive Changes Democrats Will Seek At Pentagon If They Win Power
Five Changes Democrats Will Seek At Pentagon If They Win Power The Hill · by Rebecca Kheel · October 1, 2018 Democrats are pledging to rein in or reverse President Trump’s defense agenda if they take...
View ArticleHow The U.S. Forced China To Quit Stealing — Using A Chinese Spy; But, Has...
How The U.S. Forced China To Quit Stealing — Using A Chinese Spy; But, Has China Already Placed Digital Landmines Inside U.S. Weaponry And Critical Infrastructure? http://www.fortunascorner.com The...
View ArticleMattis Shares Threat Pictures Behind New National Defense Strategy
Mattis Shares Threat Pictures Behind New National Defense Strategy dod.defense.gov · October 31, 2018 Defense Secretary James N. Mattis shared the thinking behind the new National Defense Strategy...
View ArticleU.S. Military Advantage Has Eroded, Study Says
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-military-advantage-has-eroded-study-says-13390309.php U.S. Military Advantage Has Eroded, Study Says Paul Sonne and Shane Harris, The Washington Post Published...
View ArticleFive Challenges Facing Trump’s Military
The 5: ” 1) The budget; 2) Space force; 3) “Great Power” Competition; 4) Afghanistan; and, 5) Missile Defense.” To these I would add, Cyber, Artificial Intelligence, the potential loss of stealth in...
View ArticleRussia Will Soon Be Taking Out Enemy Drones With A New Unmanned Artillery System
Russia Will Soon Be Taking Out Enemy Drones With A New Unmanned Artillery System Science & Tech Jan 01 2019 Igor Rozin Vitaly Timkiv/Sputnik creasing use of drones by militants has fueled a hi-tech...
View ArticleF-35 Air-to-Air Missiles Can Now Hit 2 Drones At Once – Changes Air Combat
F-35 Air-to-Air Missiles Can Now Hit 2 Drones At Once – Changes Air Combat byKris Osborn 2 days–edited F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two...
View ArticleHealthy Skepticism About The Future Of Disruptive Technology And Modern War
Excerpts: The involvement of humans is central to war’s nature as well. Some speculate about war without humans, at least tactically. I do not anticipate battles devoid of human contestants, with...
View Article113. Connected Warfare
Excerpt: Warfare in the future is not going to be conducted by machines, no matter how far AI advances. Warfare will instead be connected human to human, human to internet, and internet to machine in...
View ArticleData Is The New Oil; And, China Is The New ‘Saudi Arabia;’ Artificial...
Data Is The New Oil; And, China Is The New ‘Saudi Arabia;’ Artificial Intelligence Will Control Cities Of The Future Says Alibaba’s Wang Jian; New Ambitious Project Called — City Brain; Are We...
View ArticleSoldier Charged After ‘Going Rogue’ During Computer Game On Virtual Battlefield
Soldier Charged After ‘Going Rogue’ During Computer Game On Virtual Battlefield http://www.fortunascorner.com Victoria Ward posted a March 22, 2019 article to London’s The Telegraph, with the...
View ArticleSecret U.S. Missile Aims To Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians
As Dave Maxwell noted: “Not so secret anymore.” Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians WSJ · by Gordon Lubold and Warren P. Strobel An undated photo of an unmanned...
View ArticleIs The U.S. Planning For The Right War?
Is the U.S. Planning for the Right War? Analysis: The Pentagon may not be prepared for the next war, but it wants to be ready for the more important one Share Tweet Email U.S. soldiers take part in a...
View ArticleThe Military And The Internet: Will War As We Know It Become Outmoded?
Excerpts: Interpersonal activity mediated by the internet is rarely neutral. It tends to produce either harmonizing or disruptive social effects. Nowhere is the duality more marked than in the field of...
View ArticleMeet The U.S.’s Spy System Of The Future — It’s Sentient
Meet the US’s spy system of the future — it’s Sentient Meet the classified artificial brain being developed by US intelligence programs The Verge · by Sarah Scoles · July 31, 2019 At the final session...
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