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In its current form, spetsnaz does not reflect the needs of modern society.
For nearly twenty years, US Special Forces have been engaged in countering terrorism and insurgency, but now they must rethink how they respond to the changing threats of the 21st century, including potential conflict with other great powers - with a clear focus on Russia or China.
Earlier this month, at the National Defense Industry Association's Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SO / LIC) annual conference, Special Forces senior leadership, command and military theorists The United States was solving the urgent tasks facing the changing world.
Standard special forces exercises, such as the recent Fiction Urchin, are unlikely to become obsolete in the near future. However, the spetsnaz functionality will most likely be expanded by equipping it with unmanned aerial vehicles and hackers. The specialist added that the units should be trained taking into account the changing situation on the planet, where cyber wars are being waged, as well as information and economic confrontations.
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), writes Peter Suciu, must continue to introduce new technologies so that in the event of a military conflict, it does not have to use untested tactics and methods. He referred to such technologies as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- In its current form, special forces do not reflect the needs of modern society. This fact should make us all think. There are barriers that leave the talents we need outside the formations, ”said Ezra Cohen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflicts.
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For nearly twenty years, US Special Forces have been engaged in countering terrorism and insurgency, but now they must rethink how they respond to the changing threats of the 21st century, including potential conflict with other great powers - with a clear focus on Russia or China.
Earlier this month, at the National Defense Industry Association's Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SO / LIC) annual conference, Special Forces senior leadership, command and military theorists The United States was solving the urgent tasks facing the changing world.
Standard special forces exercises, such as the recent Fiction Urchin, are unlikely to become obsolete in the near future. However, the spetsnaz functionality will most likely be expanded by equipping it with unmanned aerial vehicles and hackers. The specialist added that the units should be trained taking into account the changing situation on the planet, where cyber wars are being waged, as well as information and economic confrontations.
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), writes Peter Suciu, must continue to introduce new technologies so that in the event of a military conflict, it does not have to use untested tactics and methods. He referred to such technologies as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- In its current form, special forces do not reflect the needs of modern society. This fact should make us all think. There are barriers that leave the talents we need outside the formations, ”said Ezra Cohen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflicts.
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