Not long ago, I gave an interesting interview to a science writer about new weapon systems on the immediate horizon, specifically what kinds of weapons we might see in the next 5 years. This is an important question for military planners and defense professionals, even high-level politicians who must allocate money to stay ahead, ahead of the competition, and ahead of any threats. Okay, let’s talk, shall we?
Daniel asks; “Based on your experience and studies, what types of new weapons will we see in the near future?”
In fact, I see several new weapon systems on the horizon both in the short term and beyond the line of sight. Regarding your most excellent question, in 3-5 years, 10 years at the most, which is actually a long time when it comes to research and development for the actual use of battlespace for full production, we will see quite a few advancements in weapons. . technologies.
To briefly state the obvious, we will see a lot of robotics, autonomous solutions, cybernetics, stealth and artificial intelligence, which means that new iterations or production blocks of current technologies will have much greater capacity, perhaps to the point that although these Defense systems may appear old (same basic fuselage, ammo size, or exterior structure), they will appear in performance to be the game changer. The case in points could be steerable ammunition, bullets or MAVs (micro-aerial vehicle) flying, hovering, stealthily, prowling hand grenades and cyber warfare, for example.
One of the big boosts we see today, therefore the guaranteed short-term trends is mini-drone defense systems to detect and eliminate threats. These little drones are being used by our enemies, terrorists, and are being considered valuable tools by anyone considering asymmetric strategies, and right now and in the near future, that includes all sides of the game, first world nations fighting against. fire. and the guerrilla or terrorist element. Two can play that game, and both sides are and will continue as these technologies rapidly advance.
Everyone has UAVs now, even terrorists. In a recent case, Hezbollah had a small quad-drone flying over Israel, and the Israelis shot it down with a Patriot Missile; Consider it for a minute, shooting down a small toy drone that one could buy at Wal-Mart for $ 500 – 600 with a missile that costs almost a million dollars. The cost-impact-death relationship tells us that such methods are not sustainable. Therefore, we will soon see small anti-drone laser guns to shoot down small drones. In fact, we will see a lot of cool high-tech weapons in the near future. Please consider all of this – don’t hesitate, be great.
