On Ardent Defender, a test for operators facing UXO threats

by Ken Pole   At the last tally by the United Nations, dozens of member states continued to struggle with various types of unexploded ordnance (UXO), some of it dating back more than a century. Not all are the legacy of combat; many continue to be found in...
A battle lab, optimized data, and an Army app

A battle lab, optimized data, and an Army app

In DDACSI, the Army is creating the nexus for a digital force and a continuous and interoperable capability development cycle. By Chris Thatcher   Over the past 18 months on domestic operations and exercises, the Army has experimented with an interconnected but...

Strategic foresight in support of decision-making

Strategic foresight in support of decision-making

by Michael Rostek, Nancy Teeple, Yazan Qasrawi   State militaries routinely engage in forward planning for a variety of reasons ranging from defence procurement to the assessment of emerging forms of warfare. Uncertainty, however, is a predominant...