[Editor’s Note: In 2018, our pacing challenge China experimented with converting obsolete Type 59 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) into Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), teleoperated from afar to protect crewmembers from hazardous missions deemed too risky for crewed combat vehicles. … Read the rest
469. Metamaterial Magic: Demystifying the Science of Cloaking
“Theoretically, by structuring a material in specific ways, one can create a cloak.”
[Editor’s Note: As we reported earlier this month, “The Operational Environment is increasingly lethal with the ubiquity of sensors and proliferation of battlefield automation… Read the rest
468. The Operational Environment’s Increased Lethality
[Editor’s Note: During the past decade, we’ve witnessed several conflicts around the globe that are shaping our understanding of the contemporary battlespace. Combat operations in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine have seen the convergence of battlefield transparency, autonomous systems, and … Read the rest
467. Classic Planning Holism as a Basis for Megacity Strategy
[Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory know that human migration into ever growing urban centers is one of the key trends we track regarding the Operational Environment. Half of the world’s population migrated to urban areas … Read the rest
466. Live from D.C., it’s Fight Night! (Part One)
“Until you go through the wargame — in essence, live it — it gets inside you. It’s clearer than if you just hear about it or somebody talks to you about it.”
[Editor’s Note: Regular consumers of Army Mad … Read the rest
