Technology Quarterly | Fierce contests

Deception and destruction can still blind the enemy

Many outcomes will still remain uncertain

THERE ARE four ways for those who would hide to fight back against those trying to find them: destruction, deafening, disappearance and deception. Technological approaches to all of those options will be used to counter the advantages that bringing more sensors to the battlespace offers. As with the sensors, what those technologies achieve will depend on the tactics used.

This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “Adapt and survive”

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