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Disruptive Technologies for the Militaries and Security

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Authors:
  1. Ajey Lele

    1. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India

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  • Discusses the present and future of Disruptive Technologies
  • Debates critical strategies from the point of view of military and security
  • Offers a valuable guide for defence policymakers, strategists, and researchers alike

Part of the book series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (SIST, volume 132)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Section One

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Context of Technology

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 3-27

    3. Defence and Disruptive Technologies

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 29-42

  3. Section Two

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-46
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    2. Hypersonic Weapons

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 47-78

    3. New Materials

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 79-99

    4. Additive Manufacturing (AM)

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 101-109

    5. Inexhaustible Power Resources

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 111-126

    6. Next-Generation Genomics

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 127-137

    7. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 139-154

    8. Big Data

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 155-165

    9. Cloud Computing

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      Pages 167-185

    10. Internet of Things (IoT)

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      Pages 187-195

    11. Blockchain

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 197-202

  4. Section Three

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Industry 4.0

      • Ajey Lele
      Pages 205-215

    3. Disarmament, Arms Control and Arms Race

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      Pages 217-229

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 231-234
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About this book

This book debates and discusses the present and future of Disruptive Technologies in general and military Disruptive Technologies in particular. Its primary goal is to discuss various critical and advanced elucidations on strategic technologies. The focus is less on extrapolating the future of technology in a strict sense, and more on understanding the Disruptive Technology paradigm. 
It is widely accepted that technology alone cannot win any military campaign or war. However, technological superiority always offers militaries an advantage. More importantly, technology also has a great deterrent value. Hence, on occasion, technology can help to avoid wars. Accordingly, it is important to effectively manage new technologies by identifying their strategic utility and role in existing military architectures and the possible contributions they could make towards improving overall military capabilities. This can also entail doctrinal changes, so as to translate these newtechnologies into concrete advantages.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India

    Ajey Lele

About the author

Dr Ajey Lele is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, where he also heads the institute’s Centre on Strategic Technologies. He began his professional career as an Indian Air Force Officer and took early retirement (retiring as a Group Captain) to pursue his academic interests. He holds a Master’s in Physics, as well as a Master’s and MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies, and completed his doctorate at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Dr Lele has contributed articles to various national and international journals, websites and newspapers. His book publications include Strategic Technologies for the Military (Sage), Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality? (Springer), and Mission Mars: India’s Quest for the Red Planet (Springer).

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