The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 112 - Emerging Disruptive Technologies And Mission Command Principles
This article examines how emerging disruptive technologies during 1989–1993 affected the execution and doctrinal understanding of mission command principles in the U.S. Armed Forces. The analysis builds on an event-based cumulative coding process in which a selection of specific doctrines, technological advancements, and named operations are treated as key events and coded on a stepped scale (-1, 0, +1) over two dimensions: doctrine (d) and practical implementation in operations (p). The codes are cumulatively summed and visualised using an iterative model. Technologies are treated in two tracks: as inhibitors of MC principles and as facilitators of MC principles. Tactical-level technologies are mostly supportive of such principles, whereas network-level implementations show degraded trust between command levels. The doctrinal revision of FM 100-5 in 1993 is consistent with the patterns identified in the model.
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8 Oct 2026
The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 111 - Emerging Technologies In Military Training
The education of Portuguese lieutenants and captains remains overly transmissive and assessment-driven, with limited integration of emerging technologies such as AI, commercial drones and networked simulation, and insufficient emphasis on critical thinking, writing and lifelong learning. This study proposes a three-dimensional framework to realign officer education with this new reality: a tactical-operational dimension that translates lessons from Ukraine into competencies such as dispersed manoeuvre, human–machine teaming and multidomain C2; a pedagogical dimension that replaces lecture-centric models with scenario-based learning, red teaming, Tactical Decision Games, AI-enabled simulations and reflective after-action reviews; and an ethical-intellectual dimension that develops “wider officer competence” through structured professional reading, writing and discussion of moral and political dilemmas.
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1 Oct 2026
The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 110 - AI Driven Simulation For Officer Training
The accelerating pace of digitalisation and autonomous systems challenges traditional officer education. Future leaders must be prepared to operate in environments shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and complex ethical dilemmas. This paper explores how AI driven simulation can enhance readiness and adaptability in officer training, ensuring that cadets develop both technical competence and strategic judgment. Current training models often fail to replicate the unpredictability of modern battlefields. Without integrating emerging technologies, officer education risks lagging behind adversaries who adopt them aggressively. The absence of adaptive, tech-driven methods limits cadets' opportunities to practice decision-making under uncertainty and to confront the ethical and legal questions raised by autonomous systems.
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