Future warfighting demands departure from conventional methods
Defence experts point out that the battlefield of tomorrow will require armed forces to fight in unconventional ways, with implications for procurement, training, tactics and doctrine.
Ongoing technological developments, the influence of non-state actors and new operational strategies will require armed forces able to fight in unconventional ways, according to speakers at the latest US Army Mad Scientist webinar held on 19 January.
This will influence not only the future procurement of weapons and equipment but also the ways in which armed forces train to deal with new scenarios.
Speakers highlighted the increasing presence on the battlefield of new systems, unconventional groups and the techniques that they have been introducing.
In particular, leveraging technology has a force multiplier effect for traditionally smaller-scale militaries and unconventional armed
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