The Emerging Spectrum of Threats to the Military Use of Space and Implications for Capability Planning

Patrick Bolder, Subject Matter Expert, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Netherlands

Across the strategic imperatives for success in future military operations, the space domain will have a vital role to play. Access to the space domain comes with enough challenges on its own but in the context of the military use of space, even more must be considered. The dependency on and expanded use of the space domain is inescapable and capability planning for it must apply consideration towards delivering technical solutions to generate new strategic and operational advantages, together with progressing international cooperation to enable the unobtrusive use of space.

A New Battle Command Architecture for Air Force-Led All Domain Operations

David Deptula, Dean, Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies, United States

The new joint warfighting concept is the next evolution in the U.S. military’s journey to optimize the synergy of effects that accrues from operating in an integrated fashion across all the domains and the electromagnetic spectrum. Turning theory into reality involves incremental but concrete steps towards JADC2 objectives rather than waiting for a complete solution before implementing. JADC2 requires time to engineer the conversion of existing concepts, capabilities, and service perspectives but these endeavors can be accomplished through rapid evolution of current C2 paradigms. A new battle command architecture and C2 paradigm that enables automatic linking and the transfer of data securely, reliably, and seamlessly, without need for human interaction, is essential.

The Artificial Intelligence Wave and the Future of Air Power

Dr. Michael Raska, Assistant Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

At the operational level, air forces aim to accelerate the integration of varying AI-related systems and technologies such as multi-domain combat cloud systems, which collect big-data from a variety of sources, creating a real-time operational picture, and essentially, automate and accelerate command and control (C2) processes. While select AI/ML systems may mitigate some of the challenges, the same systems create another set of new problems related to ensuring trusted AI. Accordingly, the direction and character of AI trajectories in future air power will depend on corresponding strategic, organizational and operational agility, particularly how these technologies interact with current and emerging operational constructs and force structures.

Mosaic Warfare: The March Towards Interconnectivity in US, UK and European Air Power

Anika Torruella, Senior Analyst, Janes, United States

Information Superiority

The Competition Continuum for Information Dominance: The Evolution and Future of Information Warfare for the Joint Force

Dr. Edwin “Leigh” Armistead, Chief Editor, Journal of Information Warfare, United States

Information Superiority

Information Warfare and the Connected Battlefield

Dr. Brett van Niekerk, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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