AI and Machine Learning are just the newest in a series of developments creating effective multi domain integration and awareness. Rapid technological advances in these areas will combine to enable HMT to transform the future battlespace by accelerating the speed with which systems, commander and warfighters can Sense, Decide and Effect. The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) produces future horizon-scanning, concepts and doctrine, underpinned by evidence-based research and experimentation.

It is therefore vital that the Royal Air Force, Space Command, and all other front-line commands begin to develop optimised capability systems; encompassing both current and future capabilities, to maintain operational advantage. The journey towards implementing this is complex and must be undertaken in partnership with industry so that knowledge and expertise can be shared between the supplier and customer. Air Commodore H F Smith, Head Doctrine (Air, Space and Cyber) in the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, will join Air Vice Marshall Gary Waterfall to discuss this pressing topic.