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20YY Future of Warfare Initiative
The 20YY Future of Warfare Initiative is an ambitious, multi-year project to examine how emerging technologies will shape the future of warfare. Rapid advances in unmanned systems, robotics, data processing, autonomy, networking, and other enabling technologies have the potential to spur an entirely new warfighting regime. State and non-state actors alike will seek to exploit these and other new technologies, many of which are driven by commercial sector innovation in information technology. The U.S. military will need to develop new concepts of operation, doctrine, training, policies, and organizational structures to exploit these technologies and stay ahead in the emerging warfighting regime. These developments may occur in the next decade or later, hence “20YY.”
Download the latest report, "Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm
The 20YY Future of Warfare Initiative will focus on publishing groundbreaking research and growing the community of interest on these issues. 20YY aims to deliver practical, actionable recommendations to policy makers today to help prepare the U.S. military for the challenges and opportunities these technologies will present in the years to come.
What is Autonomy?
In February 2014, Paul Scharre, fellow and project director for the 20YY Future of Warfare Initiative, discussed Autonomous Technologies at the Chatham House, London.
The Role of Robotics on the Battlefield
On June 11, 2014, Mr. Scharre also presented on the 20YY Future Warfare Initiative during the CNAS Eighth Annual National Security Conference. USNI News covered his presentation and new report.
20YY Future of Warfare Initiative Team:
- Shawn Brimley – Executive Vice President and Director of Studies
- Paul Scharre – Senior Fellow and Director of the 20YY Future of Warfare Initiative
- Jason Ellis – Visiting Senior Fellow
- Daniel Burg – Adjunct Senior Fellow
- Kelley Sayler – Associate Fellow
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