![]() ![]() In the future, militaries will not have time to contract out new software updates, radar tracking algorithms, or imagery analysis programs. ![]() With the pace of current technological change, future force architects should care just as much about the people that man the forces as they do the machines. But the reality is that machines are only part of the future force. Because of this concreteness, the defense community spends a lot of time discussing future technologies and weapon platforms when planning for the future force. We can see them, grasp them, and understand what effects they may bring to the battlefield. Machines, unlike manpower initiatives, are tangible. Just machines, with no one maintaining, operating, or leading them. In a room filled with “future forces” there are no actual forces at least, not human forces. A PowerPoint deck plays in the background, detailing the autonomous systems of the future. ![]() The space is filled with models of unmanned systems, robots, and articles about the future of unmanned technology. Every morning on my way to get coffee, I walk through the Future Forces Gallery, a new addition to the Naval War College. ![]()
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