To Prepare for Digital Warfare, the Military Must Run More Digital Exercises

Published on February 8, 2023

As software and algorithms increasingly define the warfighting landscape, Schuyler Moore argues that US military exercises should reflect the new speed and tempo they bring.

US Central Command, seeing the writing on the wall, has implemented data- and software-centric training exercises. This transition to ‘digital warfare’ involves not just reform in how exercises are carried out, but investments in data labeling and broader digital literacy accompanying military operators in training. Software, Moore argues, not munitions and ordinance, provide the capabilities of future war.

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