Abstract
The 21st century gave rise to numerous new processes in the development of war art. Some people call this phenomenon a technological revolution in the armed forces. Its essence lies in the emergence of new complex combat systems based on scientific achievements in the field of new technologies, computer science and electronics. The development of modern technology leads to new technical solutions and they change the nature of future armed conflicts and wars. Technology and war become even more complicated and the wars of the future will be complex and ambiguous. Those two kinds of development processes – technological development and war – depend on each other more than ever. The armed forces will use new technologies in armament. The new technologies will change future battlefield fundamentally and will allow soldiers to gain an advantage over the opponent as well as to decrease the risk significantly. New technologies used in conflicts will influence the future security. The aim of the article is to try to predict the use of state-of-the-art weaponry on the future battlefield, based on scientific achievements in the field of state-of-the-art technologies, computer science and electronics. It is synthetic, it is a proposal to look at future armament of potential armed conflicts and war.
Highlights
An important factor influencing the development of the art of war are the means of combat, first of all, weapons, used as tools designed to destroy the enemy, eliminate his soldiers, equipment and fortifications
Scientists at the U.S Land Army Research Laboratory described the battlefield in 2050. They predict that: (1) it will be characterized by the presence of reinforced and improved people, (2) robots operating in groups and teams including people will be ubiquitous, (3) there will be automation of decision-making and process autonomy, both as for weapons and institutional systems used to command and control them, (4) large-scale self-organisation and community of the decision-making process of objects on the battlefield will dominate, (5) it will be common to model and simulate opponent's behaviour, (6) there will be a fierce battle in the information environment involving impersonation, hacking, misinformation and intense electronic warfare, (7) laser and microwave weapons will prevail in the weapons system, and attacks on specific individuals identified by the their unique electronic and behavioral signatures [3]
In the United States armed forces, five areas of technology are identified, the development of which will give a strategic advantage when conducting operations on the future battlefield [4]. These are: (1) autonomous learning systems, or machines that can adapt to circumstances and learn over time, (2) human and machine collaboration, where machines help people process huge amounts of information, (3) support for operations fulfilled by human, such as sensors worn and communication equipment intended for soldiers on the battlefield, (4) military teams consisting of humans and machines in which manned armament interacts with the unmanned, which is responsible for providing information, communication and additional armament, (5) Semiautonomous networked technologies that allow armament elements to communicate with each other in order to search for targets in case the means of communication or connection of the sensor to the people responsible for making decisions are destroyed [3]
Summary
An important factor influencing the development of the art of war are the means of combat, first of all, weapons, used as tools designed to destroy the enemy, eliminate his soldiers, equipment and fortifications. Systems of combat, support and security are equipped with specific means of combat, using state-of-the-art inventions in the fields of nanotechnology, computer science, automation and robotics. This resulted in the introduction of equipment with exceptional accuracy and reliability to the armament. The use of innovative technologies has led to a phenomenon called 'war at a distance' This term means the process of gradual “withdrawal” of soldiers from the battlefield, which leads to a reduction in personal losses. Their goal will be primarily political domination, they will be conducted discreetly It will be dominated by those who gain information advantage and use state-of-the-art weapons systems. There is a great danger of untwisting the arms race spiral, which will be at stake to gain an advantage in the area of future technology
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