Brookings Institute: Conversation with General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff, US Air Force

How to bring along our partners in defense to embrace state-of-the-art technologies, including AI, in their weapon systems?  General Goldfein's surprising answer: military camaraderie!  The US air force has the F35 AI military systems and can make use of it in plotting defensive strategies, but it remains for our military partners to design and install their own AI network programs. His remarks came at the Brookings Institute discussion-event regarding the US military budget, February 19, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Suggested I've heard it described, that the military could identify the big industrial suppliers and developers of US software and hardware to lend a helping hand for start-up companies (funded through venture capital) in these allied countries.  In this respect, President Trump has called upon them to increase their military budgets, even as the US Congress has proposed for 2020 here. It is said that China and Russia are our great competitive rivals in military advancement, leaving out of the equation that we are committed to progress in the military of countries aligned with the US military, including S. Korea and Japan, to name just a few concerned specifically over North Korea's military threat.

General Goldfein praised the Israeli military for wanting to incorporate its strategies into the F35 design phase.  Israeli weaponry can be a tactical advantage to our own military might.

To my way of  thinking, there are wars and situational violence areas today which bespeak the need of dramatic overhaul of military organization in certain countries.  Nigeria, that for years has suffered from internal rebellion and strife, should no doubt strengthen its military to overwhelm the enemy from within.  And, it is a scandal how ineffectual the French military is in quelling the violence from homegrown  protesters!  I would think there is need for reorganization to maintain peace and security of the citizenry in instances of unrest and instability whether caused from within or without.

For it seems necessary that our military partners, working with us toward enjoined military progress, requires continual encouragement to act together as a military might, so as to get beyond conventional warfare techniques and make use of cloud technology and AI capabilities in this new era of military readiness.