In this issue

Information exploitation has been an intangible weapon in modern armed forces’ armoury for decades and defence digitalisation moves are making it increasingly important. In this issue, we examine some of the ways it manifests itself.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China's concept of information warfare has evolved from watching the development and use of the world’s most powerful militaries. We take a look at how information disruption has become an important weapon in the PLA’s arsenal.

Military operations need to know the status of people and equipment at all times, and that includes during periods of planned or unplanned disconnected operations. In our Q&A with IFS, we find out how to keep manoeuvres informed when things go dark.

Several armed forces are experimenting with quadrupedal robots to carry equipment. We ask whether we should be concerned about efforts to arm doglike robots with lethal weapons.

Artificial intelligence technology for military applications is maturing rapidly. We explore the approach NATO and its second-largest contributor, the UK, take to implement applications.

Defence researchers were among the first to experiment with quantum technologies. Quantum is on a course to proliferate the military world. We find out on what timescale and to what extent.

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Berenice Healey, editor

// Image: Eurofighter Typhoon. Credit: BAE Systems.