Sarbajeet Mukherjee
Volume 1 Issue 1 | Dec 2024
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Abstract
The origins of the war are shrouded in mystery; however, its conduct has undergone a dramatic transformation. War is no longer an oversimplified version of a fistfight or a show of bravado. It is all about the technological edge in fighting one’s enemy at three levels: strategic, operational (such as campaigns), and tactical (such as battles and attrition). It is a juxtaposition of a PlayStation game and that of steel. For instance, the events of October 7, 2023, its aftermath, and other cases testify to this transformation. The aftermath of the attacks revealed a transformation in the conduct of war, driven by the use of cutting-edge technology in war operations. Young officers approach their targets from close to their guard outpost and respond quickly. Their response is to play with their joysticks and neutralize the approaching targets with automated weapons. This is exactly how the Israel Defense Force guards their border with its neighbours and which many state actors across the world tend to borrow from them in order to secure their borders. Therefore, the business of war has been informationalized through the use of network multi-domain warfare, which encompasses four physical levels—land, air, sea, and space—and two other virtual levels, namely, cyber and electromagnetic. Therefore, the question is whether we have built deterrence or the capacity to achieve peace. The paper examines the transformation of war, war-fighting technology, and war-fighting capabilities worldwide, as well as in Asia. The transformation of war is thoroughly addressed through secondary sources, primarily utilising qualitative methods in books, articles, and newspaper reports that focus on war technology and warfare.
Keywords: Transformation of War, Cutting-Edge Technology, Juxtaposition, Automated Weapons