Impact on Military Affairs – Endless Revolution?

How are technological developments changing the character of war and warfare? Which emerging and converging technologies have the potential to become game-changers in future armed conflicts? How are they reshaping the fundamental concepts (such as thresholds for using military force, defence vs offense, deterrence, containment, etc.) and military organisations? What legal, ethical, political and doctrinal challenges arise with the introduction of game-changing technologies (e.g. autonomous combat systems and platforms, human enhancement technologies, nanotechnologies, etc.) in future conflicts? What does the conflict in Ukraine tell us about Russia’s military transformation and the role of technology in it? How does China employ technological innovation to bolster its military power? How critical is Western technological superiority in military affairs in dealing with Russia or China and their power projection?

Speakers

Richard A. Bitzinger

Senior Fellow and Co-ordinator of Military Transformations Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, A Graduate School of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Marc H. Dalton

Rear Admiral, Deputy Director for Plans, Policy and Strategy, European Command, United States

Mats E. Engman

Brigadier General, Deputy Head of Policy and Plans, Armed Forces Headquarters, Sweden

Ihor Kabanenko

Admiral (ret.), Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine

Alexander Schnitger

Lieutenant General, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Netherlands

Moderator

Jaak Tarien

VP of Sales and Business Development for Defence Technologies, Cybernetica