Augmented Reality Battlefield
by Robert Lawless, Hitoshi Nasu | Apr 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict
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...
New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations
by Cynthia J. Parmley, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo | Apr 20, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law
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...
Hunter 2-S Swarming Attack Drones: Legal & Ethical Dimensions
by Hitoshi Nasu | Mar 31, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
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....
The Law and Character of War in 2035
by Sean Watts, Robert Lawless | Mar 25, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
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...
Deepfake Technology in the Age of Information Warfare
by Hitoshi Nasu | Mar 1, 2022 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
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...