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Contemporary Operating Environment
RACT Corps Conference | Automated and Autonomous Systems for Combat Service Support: Scoping Study and Technology Prioritisation
This article is suggested pre-reading for those attending the Royal Australian Corps of Transport Corps Conference. It is a summary of the full report: ‘Automated and Autonomous Systems for Combat...
Contemporary Operating Environment
RACT Corps Conference | A Primer: Balancing Ready Now and Future Ready
The Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) will hold a Corps Conference from 25 to 27 March 2020. This primer is aimed at all members of the Corps to inform and update them of upcoming changes....
Future Operating Environment
Autopsy of a Future War | Modern War Institute
This excellent link from Modern War Institute explores how our own personal data can be used against us in future conflicts.
By The Cove
Innovation and Adaptation
How to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (And the Humans Who Command Them) | War on the Rocks
This week’s link from 'War on the Rocks' looks how we may use machine learning to train our AI controlled platforms.
By The Cove
Contemporary Operating Environment
Knowing thy adversary: Why modern militaries should study the enemy’s culture
In today's long read, Anant Mishra looks at the value of knowing your enemy.
By Anant Mishra
Innovation and Adaptation
Soldiers build drone from flat-pack to flight-ready | Grounded Curiosity
In this article from Grounded Curiosity, Jacob Choi reports on the day he spent with some Australian Army soldiers and the Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS).
By The Cove
Innovation and Adaptation
Are we ready for machines to learn and make decisions for us? | The Forge
In this article from 'The Forge', Jasmin Diab asks (and answers) some poignant questions about machine learning and its use by the military.
By The Cove
Future Operating Environment
The Future of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the ADF
Unmanned Aerial Systems, or UAS, have almost become synonymous with ISR. However, Chris Baillie argues UAS platforms can provide so much more capability to the ADF, if only we fully exploit them.
Future Operating Environment
Future Fires | A New Approach to Understanding Offensive Support
In this article, Greg Colton agues that viewing procurement through the cost of effect, rather than the cost of capability, not only leads to better value for money but forces the Army to examine how...
By Greg Colton
Future Operating Environment
Link | Strategic Army: Developing Trust in the Shifting Landscape
This article, from the Joint Force Quarterly, examines the changing operational environment and how trust is a targetable critical vulnerability within the cognitive battlespace.
