Future Warfare [Circa 2025]
This report explores potential future warfare technologies and strategies circa 2025, focusing on technological revolutions and their implications for global military capabilities.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
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NASA Langley Research Center |
| Authors: | Dennis M. Bushnell |
| Time horizon: | 2025 |
| Geographic focus: | Global |
Methods
The research method involved analyzing current and projected technological advancements, economic data, and military strategies. It included a review of existing “Futures” work with various military and intelligence agencies, as well as the application of projections for the year 2025 and beyond to inform military concepts and planning.
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Key Insights
The report by Dennis M. Bushnell, Chief Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, presents a comprehensive analysis of future strategic issues and warfare for the year 2025. It examines the capabilities of potential adversaries, ongoing worldwide technological revolutions, economic trends, and the nature of farther-term warfare. The research was conducted to inform future warfighting concepts, procurement decisions, intelligence community forecasts, and Department of Defense R&D planning. It considers the impact of information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and virtual environments on society and warfare. The report discusses the proliferation of precision strike capabilities, information warfare, and the vulnerabilities of U.S. power projection and logistics. It also highlights the potential for “warfare on the cheap,” where even non-traditional military powers can pose significant threats due to advancements in technology. The document serves as a condensed version of a two-hour presentation prepared for the Army War College/Strategic Studies Institute and has been used in global war games and intelligence forecasting.
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Categories: 2020s time horizon | 2025 time horizon | English publication language | Global geographic scope | bio revolution | biotechnology | economic trends | future | information technology | information warfare | it revolution | nanotechnology | politics | power projection vulnerabilities | precision strike | protection | robotics | technological revolutions | virtual environments | volumetric weaponry | warfare | warfare nature