Nagorno-Karabakh: Tanks, Drones, and Implications for 21st Century Warfare

Описание: The current Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan raises interesting questions with potentially broad consequences regarding 21st-century warfare as modern weapon systems are deployed alongside traditional ones. As unmanned weapon systems become more ubiquitous, the role of tanks on the modern battlefield is being questioned. Will tanks continue to maintain the same importance to ground warfare that they’ve had in the past? What changes do relatively cheap drones bring to the battlefield? How does electronic warfare play into these dynamics? IST is hosting this conversation to better understand these questions, with experts on emerging military technologies, tank warfare, and electronic warfare.

Join us for the discussion with:

Sam Bendett, Research Analyst with the Center for Naval Analyses’ International Affairs Group

Ulrike Franke, Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Whitney McNamara, Electromagnetic Spectrum/Emerging Technologies Policy Subject Matter Expert working with the US Military

Robert Bateman, Writer, Historian, and Former U.S. Army Officer

Moderated by Leah Walker, Defense Technology Associate, IST

This one-hour live virtual event will take place on Friday, October 30 at 1000 PT/ 1300 ET and is open to the public.