Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley Predicts Troops Will Have To Always Be On The Move And Be 'Nearly Invisible' To Survive On Future Battlefields

U.S. Army soldiers take part in a joint military drill of South Korea and the United States in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon 

Insider: Top US general predicts troops will have to always be on the move and be 'nearly invisible' to survive on future battlefields 

* Gen. Mark Milley painted a terrifying picture of what future battlefields will look like in a new podcast interview. 

* The top US general that technology is rapidly changing the ways that wars are fought. 

* Soldiers will have to be almost invisible to survive on battlefields that are far more lethal, he warned. 

The top US general has offered a terrifying and bleak picture of future battlefields, predicting that soldiers will have to be constantly mobile, dispersed, and almost completely hidden from the enemy in order to survive. 

Technology is proving to be the driving force behind what is currently the "most fundamental" change — across all of recorded history — in the ways that wars are fought, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Foreign Affairs in a podcast that aired on Tuesday.  

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WNU Editor: The Russia - Ukraine war has been a wake-up call on what future battlefields will be like. Technology has made it possible to know where your enemy is, and what they are doing. You cannot hide anymore, and if the algorithm sees you as a significant threat even if you are far away from the battlefield, expect a missile (or more) quickly coming your way.

Pentagon Envisions Robot Armies In A Decade

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Epoch Times: IN-DEPTH: ‘It Is Skynet’: Pentagon Envisions Robot Armies in a Decade 

The Pentagon's quest for an AI-dominated battlefield is becoming a reality 

WASHINGTON—Robotic killing machines prowl the land, the skies, and the seas. They are fully automated, seeking out and engaging with adversarial robots across every domain of war. Their human handlers are relegated to the rearguard, overseeing the action at a distance while conflicts are fought and won by machines. 

Far from science fiction, this is the vision of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley. 

The United States, according to Milley, is in the throes of one of the myriad revolutions in military affairs that have spanned history.  

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WNU Editor: Somewhere Skynet is smiling.

Top US General Predicts Much Of The World's Militaries 'Will Be Robotic' In 15 Years

An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.US Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan  

Business Insider: Top US general predicts that much of the world's armies, navies, and air forces 'will be robotic' in 15 years, if not sooner 

* The top US general says technology is changing the ways that wars are being fought. 

* He said that robots will play a huge role in the world's armies, navies, and air forces within the next decade or so. 

* Gen. Mark Milley also highlighted the role of artificial intelligence as a military application. 

Technology is changing the ways that war is being fought, and the top US general predicts this will lead to an increasing use of robots in armies, navies, and air forces. 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Eurasia Group Foundation on a podcast that the world is undergoing a "fundamental change" in the "character of war." 

Unlike the "nature of war," which Milley described to mean human dynamics and intra-country relationships, he clarified that the character of the war incorporates items like tactics, weapons, technologies, organizations, and management.  

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Update #1: Milley Tells House Panel Joint Force Is at 'Inflection Point' (US Department of Defense)  

Update #2: Top US general predicts much of world’s forces ‘will be robotic’ in 15 years (SCMP)  

WNU Editor: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is correct. Technology is changing the ways wars are being fought, and this is due to advancements in robots/drones, computer networks, and AI/software.

What Does Future Warfare Look Like?

B-52H Stratofortress conducts a flight test of hypersonic missile the AGM-183A, California, 2020. Giancarlo Casem/US Air Force  

BBC: What does future warfare look like? It's here already 

The year 2021 has seen a fundamental shift in British defence and security policy. Up goes the budget for digital technology, artificial intelligence and cyber. Down goes the money for more traditional hardware and troop numbers. 

All of this at a time when Russian forces are massing on Ukraine's borders, Moscow has been demanding Nato withdraw from some of its member states, and China is making ever louder noises about retaking Taiwan - by force if necessary. 

Small, regional conflicts still erupt around the globe. Ethiopia has a civil war, Ukraine's separatist conflict has killed over 14,000 people since 2014, Syria's insurgency simmers on and Islamic State group is rampaging through parts of Africa.  

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WNU Editor: Here is a good study from the RAND Corporation .... The Future of Warfare in 2030.