Mike hosts Air Force Colonel Don “Stryker” Haley to talk about how the US military predicts the future. Learn about how future concepts are created and war-gamed, and how that determines which technology should be prioritized for development to solve the right problems.
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Show Notes
(00:44) intro
(04:32) setting the stage
(09:16) 2018 NDS
(12:06) JWC 1.0
(16:10) what wargames are for
(19:20) JWC 2.0 and Integrated Deterrence
(19:40) 4 functional battles – CJADC2
(23:17) JWC 3.0
(24:04) the problem with near-term wargaming
(26:27) Top Secret
(28:13) who looks at the future
(31:36) wargaming
(32:19) white/blue/red teams
(40:59) what operators get wrong
(45:10) a blitz may be a mistake
(47:30) Globally Integrated Wargames (GIWG)
(48:33) lots of secrets
(54:01) learning no one’s in charge
(57:17) what happens after wargaming
(1:00:46) the budgeting realities
(1:02:36) Agile Combat Employment (ACE)
(1:08:34) cruise missiles from cargo planes
(1:15:12) AI-powered drones (CCAs)
(1:19:13) outro
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