Battlefield of the future

Abstract

The Information Age has brought primary changes into our whole life. This is the age, when information and knowledge are the most important factors. The new age has changed military affairs as well. A new kind of warfare – the Information Warfare – has appeared that is the reason why this paper intends to introduce some aspects of this new warfare and its place – the Information Battlefield. The main aim of this paper is to draw the readers’ attention to the changed circumstances of warfare. The new circumstances require a new way of thinking, which can be developed only by keeping up with the latest information about what is happening in these fields. Today it is impossible to see clearly the future, however, the main trends, social, technical and technological positions and results determine a comparatively wide way, which can make good progress along the new way of thinking. If we would like to make this broad way into the future narrower, we have to map the most determinative factors that will change and develop the future as accurately as possible. This paper wants to give help for this work.