[Editor’s Note: Last week’s Mad Scientist Laboratory blog post featured a timely “what if?” nightmare scenario by COL John Antal (USA-Ret.), set in a not-too-distant-future — imagining an Operational Environment where today’s National Defense Strategy threat members, colluding … Read the rest
496. The Dictator’s Dream
“Yet Let’s Be Content and The Times Lament…”
[Editor’s Note: Over recent years, we’ve witnessed increased bi-lateral cooperation between our five National Defense Strategy threats — China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs). Most notably, cooperation … Read the rest
495. Training Transformed: AI and the Future Soldier
[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist has teamed with the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) at Ft. Bliss, Texas, in executing their annual writing contest for the fifth year in a row. As in years past, we received a … Read the rest
494. “Sixth Domain” – Private Sector Involvement in Future Conflicts
[Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory are already familiar with the five domains associated with contemporary combat operations — land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. When Russia launched its “Special Military Operation” into Ukraine in February … Read the rest
493. Blending: The Art of Hiding in Plain Sight
“Instead of using those unique military frequencies and high-powered transmitters, you try to use signals that match what’s in the current environment.”
[Editor’s Note: Last week’s Mad Scientist Laboratory post featured an assessment by U.S. Army War College student … Read the rest