EVOLUTION TRENDS AND CHALLENGES SPECIFIC TO THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES Cover Image

TENDINȚE DE EVOLUȚIE ȘI PROVOCĂRI SPECIFICE MEDIULUI DE OPERARE ÎN CONDIȚIILE DEZVOLTĂRII NOILOR TEHNOLOGII
EVOLUTION TRENDS AND CHALLENGES SPECIFIC TO THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Author(s): Marian Ștefan
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: operating environment; challenges; technology; hybrid threats;

Summary/Abstract: In a dynamic future operating environment, characterized by the external influences of various public and private entities involved in scientific and technological development, research and development of advanced technologies, and the evolution of the politico-military and economic situation, modern armies will have to plan and conduct multi-field operations. In order to adapt quickly and restore order in this already chaotic operating environment, military structures need to turn potential challenges into opportunities through foresight, risk-taking and initiative. The prediction by scanning the foreseeable horizon and analyzing evolutionary trends, forecasting technological development, followed by early experimentation with new technologies, will allow a modern army to overcome costs and innovation, project forces for rapid integration of new technology and develop a new support infrastructure to enable them to carry out missions in multi-field operations. Initiatives to explore relatively new military fields, such as cyberspace, as well as the creation of a connection between the military, industry and academia will provide superior insights into how emerging technologies can be integrated into military operations. In this way, the combined effort of the three areas of interest (forecasting, risk-taking and initiative) brings additional knowledge about the risk that the military must manage in order to ensure success in the future operating environment.

  • Issue Year: 194/2021
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 1-7
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian