Lesson 1-7 Lesson Objectives


  1. Distinguish between the nature and character of war.

  2. Define various types and sources of innovation.

  3. Explain how technology can be formally or informally introduced onto the battlefield.

  4. Describe role of technology innovation and adaptation on the modern battlefield.

  5. Explain the significance of technology in today’s modern warfare.   

1. Define the elements of an operational environment in terms of domains and dimensions.
2.  Provide examples of possible "advantage" in the physical, information, and human dimensions.
3. Explain cyberspace by its key elements and significance as a warfighting domain.   
4. Analyze whether and how particular technologies relate to the Cyber Domain.


1. Discuss how technology regularly changes the character of war and can translate into advantage on the battlefield.
2. Distinguish between different forms of innovation in military affairs.
3. Explain how technology innovation can disrupt who has the advantage on the battlefield and for how long.
4. Relate the existing principles of war to cyber and emerging technologies.
5. Analyze possible additions to the principles of war given recent developments in technology and cyber.

1. Describe how precision weapons changed the character of war.
2. Identify the key technological components of precision weapons.
3. Explain the effect the Gulf War had on adversarial nations who wished to counter the US's capabilities.
4. Name capabilities in existence today developed by adversaries, as a result of the Gulf War, designed to counter the US's technological advantage.

1. Explain the role and capabilities of space-based assets in warfighting.
2. Describe the relationship between cyberspace and space.  
3. Identify the vulnerabilities of space assets and the strategies to mitigate these risks.
4. Explain how next-gen GPS can mitigate risks of spoofing and jamming.  
5. Describe ways in which AI can be exploited to process satellite data.

\1. Explain the movement of data in sensor-to-shooter networks by applying each phase of the targeting cycle to illustrate how information is collected, processed, and relayed to enable effective engagement.

2. Describe how data is formatted and transported through networks by applying a layered model, focusing on the functions and data handling at each layer from physical transmission to application-level processing.

3. Analyze the key challenges and considerations in implementing sensor-to-shooter networks, including latency, data security, data integrity, and interoperability among different systems and platforms. 

1. Explain how IEDs caught the US military off guard and analyze their asymmetrical impact on conventional military tactics.
2. Discuss IEDs as a form of battlefield innovation and evaluate the various strategies the US military implemented to counter and adapt to this threat.
3. Describe the main technological components and triggering mechanisms of IEDs, and explain their evolution over time. 
4. Identify and analyze parallels to IEDs in current and emerging battlefield technologies and tactics.