How the Ukraine war will reshape future land forces capabilities
Advanced armoured platforms will be critical on tomorrow’s battlefield. (Photo: US Army)
Lessons learned from the battlefield are leading armies and industry toward focusing on innovative, multidomain, uncrewed, cyber, machine learning and AI solutions in addition to advanced logistic capacities.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been deeply impacting land warfare planning. Lessons learned from this conflict are playing a critical role in reshaping requirements for future capabilities that tomorrow’s battlefield will need.
These lessons are pushing armies and industry toward focusing on innovative, multidomain, uncrewed, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber solutions in addition to advanced logistics capacities.
The war has also been showing how armoured platforms will continue to be critical assets. Future platforms should feature a lower signature and enhanced mobility, protection and lethality.
Speaking to Shephard, advisors to the DSEI 2023 event pointed out
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