The high-level meeting in Alaska this week between top American and Chinese national security officials is pivotal. Indeed, historians may look back on it| War on the Rocks
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in “Ministry of Truth,” a special series on state-sponsored influence operations. Read the first installment| War on the Rocks
In 2024 and 2025, I served for six months as an international volunteer on a first-person view attack drone team in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. My team| War on the Rocks
By some estimates, 60 to 70 percent of casualties in Ukraine now come from drones — cheap, disposable first-person view drones piloted from miles away.| War on the Rocks
Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from the authors’ new book, Information in War: Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of| War on the Rocks
Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to our unofficial support for the Department of Defense’s innovation challenge for talent management.| War on the Rocks
It is 20XX. Col. Luddite was upset with Maj. Turing. The kid had once again brought him facts, figures, and math which contradicted what the old warrior| War on the Rocks
When an AI fighter pilot beat an experienced human pilot 15-0 in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s AlphaDogfight competition, it didn’t just| War on the Rocks
If, like the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, you plan to use AI when dropping 1,000-pound bombs, you should be sure you are using it correctly. This is why| War on the Rocks
For Clausewitz, while the character of war changes, the nature is immutable. For U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, an avid reader of military history| War on the Rocks
“The one who becomes the leader in this sphere (artificial intelligence) will be the ruler of the world." --Russian President Vladimir Putin “AI| War on the Rocks
For men at war, the function of the weapon is the function of the eye. -Paul Virilio, War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception Let’s take the| War on the Rocks
We have already stated what defense is — simply the more effective form of war: a means to win a victory that enables one to take the offensive after| War on the Rocks
This winter, Ukraine’s military is visibly running on fumes, as recent reporting shows M109 Paladin artillery outside Bakhmut receiving only smoke shells| War on the Rocks
NATO’s Vilnius summit appears to have gone well. To the delight of allies, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came out announcing that he would take| War on the Rocks
