by Robert Lawless, Hitoshi Nasu | Apr 28, 2022
Augmented Reality Battlefield States are prioritizing measures to enhance soldiers’ situational awareness during military operations, including the development of augmented reality capabilities. Augmented reality, as distinguished from virtual reality, superimposes...
by Cynthia J. Parmley, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo | Apr 20, 2022
New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations The Stockton Center for International Law (SCIL), U.S. Naval War College (NWC), recently completed a 2-year effort, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, to...
by Hitoshi Nasu | Mar 31, 2022
Hunter 2-S Swarming Attack Drones: Legal & Ethical Dimensions Halcon, a defense company based in the United Arab Emirates, unveiled its aerial fleet of swarming drones—Hunter 2-S—at the Unmanned System Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi on February 21, 2022....
by Sean Watts, Robert Lawless | Mar 25, 2022
The Law and Character of War in 2035 In fall of 2020, the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare at West Point joined a U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) multi-year study on the changing character of warfare. The study has convened three times annually since. Its purpose...
by Hitoshi Nasu | Mar 1, 2022
Deepfake Technology in the Age of Information Warfare Prior to its invasion of Ukraine, there were speculations that Russia was planning to produce a graphic fake video showing a Ukrainian attack as a pretext for an invasion. Although this “false flag” operation did...
by Eric Jensen, Carolyn Sharp | Feb 9, 2022
Reentering the Loop The warfighting advantages of using lethal autonomous systems, and the potential costs of not using them, seem to guarantee their role in future armed conflict. This post argues that optimizing their effectiveness involves not only improving their...
