Armed Conflicts in the 21st Century
This website is dedicated to publishing the book Armed Conflicts in the 21st Century. The PDF version can be downloaded here. Readers who prefer a printed version can order it online here. The authors thank you for your interest.
Unmanned aerial vehicles employed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have shown that they can be decisive for the outcome of a war, and that a new generation of intelligent weapons is going to substantially change the nature of future conflicts. New hypersonic weapon systems reaching more than ten times the speed of sound and any corner of the globe, or comprehensive reconnaissance by means of swarms of small satellites are capable of upsetting the balance of forces.
This book provides an overview of current technological developments and analyses the changes in the threat situation. It addresses how nations can respond to the latest technological and strategic challenges by adjusting their military capabilities.
The Authors
Uwe Beyer, certified information scientist, is a member of the Fraunhofer Institute. He has been conducting research into Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and its application in the armed forces for more than thirty years.
Thomas Doll, qualified engineer, M.Sc. is a member of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces). He is involved in conceptualizing simulation, automation and artificial intelligence and their military applications.
Thomas Schiller, M.A., M.Sc. is a member of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces). He works in the field of future capability development on e-learning, simulation, and artificial intelligence in military applications.
Translation
Alf Holzem, certified translator, hasworked as a translatorin military communities for more than forty years.