Laura Heckmann
ARLINGTON, Virginia — War is becoming increasingly defined by software, and keeping up is as much about how fast and effectively it can be integrated as the technology itself, according to Navy officials.
“Software-defined warfare doesn’t mean that we’re pushing code and that bits supersede atoms,” said Lt. Artem Sherbinin, chief technology officer for Naval Surface Forces. “At the end of the day, you still need to put physical metal rounds downrange. But what it does mean is that the rate of change in the character of war is much faster now.”
Historically, revolutions in military affairs meant waiting a generation for a big technological leap to change the fight, Sherbinin said during a panel at the recent Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium. Eventually, he said, tanks supplanted horses, aircraft carriers supplanted battleships, and “what we’re seeing is cycles in iteration that are measured in hours.”
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