Jul 26, 2019 07:00:00

It turns out that the French Army has hired a science fiction writer, 'To prepare for future threats'

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It turned out that the French Army hired four to five science-fiction writers to assume a 'future threat' that the military could not think of. The scenario of science fiction writers who assume what kind of technology will be used in the future and how the technology will affect military strategy is treated as 'Top Secret'.

French army sets up 'red team' of sci-fi writers to imagine future threats
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/19/french-army-sets-red-team-sci-fi-writers-imagine-future-threats/

The French Army is hiring science fiction writers to imagine future threats-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20708432/france-military-science-fiction-writers-red-team

In 2018, in France, the Defense Innovation Agency was established to conduct research on artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security. According to the Defense Innovation Agency report, the French Army has formed a new 'Red Team' by science fiction writers. The Red Team is composed of 4 to 5 science fiction writers and seems to be in charge of assuming 'a scenario of confusion' that military personnel can not think of. The scenario considered by science fiction writers is treated as a top secret because it is important in the fight against malicious groups.

Bruno Tertrais, Deputy Director of Foundation for Strategic Research for Think Tanks, talks about the role of the Red Team: “It is possible to think more creatively than military officials, challenging for certainty, and a hypothesis for the future outside of bureaucratic procedures. We believe that we can make 'The Red Team is not a decision on military strategy, but it helps the Defense Innovation Agency think about future technology and how it will affect the strategy,' said Tertrais.

by Nick Morrison

Similar attempts have been made to date. For example, under the Reagan administration, writers Larry Niven and Jerry Parnell established the Police Citizens Conference on Space Policy. Also after the 911 incident, the Pentagon hired a science fiction writer and added it to defense defense brainstorming. The novel, Crisis in Zefra, written by Canadian writer Carl Schrader, is also written as a scenario for the Canadian military to anticipate future conflicts.

In France, new forms of defense approach are emerging one after another, and at the military parade held on July 24, 2019, a demonstration of the Flyboard Air, created by the idea of former jet ski world champion Frankie Zapata, is presented. was.

Flyboard inventor poised for 'crazy' Channel crossing | World news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/24/flyboard-inventor-franky-zapata-record-channel-crossing

You can check what kind of item the fly board is from the following articles.

The figure of the person who flies brilliantly over the course of F1 and 24 hour endurance race is photographed-GIGAZINE

Also, a robot called 'Barakuda' will be deployed to help provide supplies on the battlefield, said Defense Minister Florence Palli. In addition, aircraft that interact with the drone, software to analyze thousands of satellite images in an instant, and artificial intelligence to expand military capabilities are also being developed.