Author: Mathew Brooks

Mathew Brooks is the Principal Ammunition Technical Officer of Army. He has held appointments inside Army and Joint Logistics Command including Officer Commanding, P&EE GT where he thought of novel ways to test and evaluate weapon systems, munitions, explosive ordnance and platforms. He holds multiple graduate and post-graduate qualifications and enjoys long walks on the beach with the Armchair Major. Follow him on twitter @shooting_holes.

Drivers and Dividers: The Future of Munitions in Accelerated Warfare

Posted on by Mathew Brooks in Learning and Adaptation, Manoeuvre Warfare, Technology

The future isn’t always going to be about machine-based organisms, direct-energy weapons (LASERS!) and artificial intelligence. It can be anchored in the past with the future battlespace being shaped by competing tactical and strategic demands. War will continue to be more than combat and technology and the sensationalism of new weapons and munitions may blind … Continue reading Drivers and Dividers: The Future of Munitions in Accelerated Warfare →

The ethics of directed energy weapons

Posted on by Mathew Brooks in Ethics, Learning and Adaptation, Tactics, Technology

New and novel technologies are transforming military capabilities and will impact how militaries will fight into the future. As with any transformation, new vulnerabilities are being exposed and will be exploited by future adversaries. These new technologies include directed energy weapons which are within the reach of our future adversaries. Directed energy weapons can be … Continue reading The ethics of directed energy weapons →