Mike hosts Air Force Colonel Don “Stryker” Haley to talk about how the US military predicts the future. Learn about how future concepts are created and war-gamed, and how that determines which technology should be prioritized for development to solve the right problems. ---- Links * Sign up for our amazing newsletter https://www.themerge.co * Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/the_merge * Don “Stryker” Haley on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-stryker-haley/ ---- Follow us on... * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merge_newsletter * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themergenews * Twitter https://twitter.com/MergeNewsletter * LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerge * Website https://www.themerge.co ---- Show Notes (00:44) intro (04:32) setting the stage (09:16) 2018 NDS (12:06) JWC 1.0 (16:10) what wargames are for (19:20) JWC 2.0 and Integrated Deterrence (19:40) 4 functional battles – CJADC2 (23:17) JWC 3.0 (24:04) the problem with near-term wargaming (26:27) Top Secret (28:13) who looks at the future (31:36) wargaming (32:19) white/blue/red teams (40:59) what operators get wrong (45:10) a blitz may be a mistake (47:30) Globally Integrated Wargames (GIWG) (48:33) lots of secrets (54:01) learning no one’s in charge (57:17) what happens after wargaming (1:00:46) the budgeting realities (1:02:36) Agile Combat Employment (ACE) (1:08:34) cruise missiles from cargo planes (1:15:12) AI-powered drones (CCAs) (1:19:13) outro ---- #wargame, #wargames #airforcefutures #jointwarfighting #airforce #militaryplanning #militarytechnology #china #CCA #rapiddragon #collaborativecombataircraft #nationalsecurity #drones #cruisemissile #military #usmilitary #pentagon# strategy #technology #mil tech #military tech #airforce #air force #army #navy # marine corps #secrets