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Human Factors

Winning in the Digital Frontier: Cyber Targeters and Military Daring

Identifying and exploiting adversarial vulnerabilities to strategic effect, cyberspace targeters will be vital in future warfare. However, cyber targeters require extensive training, diverse expertise, and close collaboration with commanders. The development of a skilled, scalable cyber targeting force, while essential for success in the digital battlefield, raises important questions for force design and doctrine.

Dr. Greg Austin, Adjunct Professor, Australia China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Space

Developing Space Specialists: Military Training Approach

Growing international interest in space is intensifying competition and the potential for conflict. To strengthen deterrence and enhance security in space, training and education will be decisive. This paper examines how the U.S., a leading space power, tailors its programs to operate in an increasingly congested and contested domain, offering valuable insights for military actors adapting to the space-based requirements of future warfare.

Dr. Peter Hays, Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, United States

AI, Innovation

Leveraging the Defense Metaverse: Unlocking the Power of AI for Force Development

As operational landscapes evolve, militaries recognize the urgent need to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for adaptable capabilities. Introducing the concept of the “defense metaverse,” this approach constructs a dynamic digital twin of the battlespace, integrating AI and sophisticated models to refine tactical concepts. Highlighting successes like the GhostPlay project, it emphasizes prioritizing experimentation, training, and infrastructure to optimize AI-driven military capabilities.

Heiko Borchert, Co-Director, Defense AI Observatory, Germany

Torben Schütz, Research Fellow, Defense AI Observatory, Germany

AI, Human Factors, Human-Machine Teaming

Human-Machine Teaming in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Air Power: Challenges and Opportunities

AI is making its way into military operations and warfighters will increasingly co-exist with machines with progressively more advanced autonomous capabilities. As machines make the jump from simple tools to cooperative teammates, human-machine teaming will be at the center of warfare. Understanding how to ensure trust between humans and machines is critical.

Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli, Head, Global and Emerging Security Risk, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland

Federico Mantellassi, Research and Project Officer, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland

Human Factors

Unlocking Training Technology
for Multi-Domain Operations

Multi-domain operations can present many challenges for training, particularly as various disparate organizations must be involved and centralized coordination must be balanced with decentralized training objectives. Emerging training technologies can help support the unique complexities of MDO, but the training community may need to solve old problems.

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