In this week’s Future Force Report, host Brooke Fallon and guest Raj Mehta break down the intense three-day war between India and Pakistan that unfolded from May 7–10, 2025. But this wasn’t just another subcontinental skirmish—it was a preview of future warfare, featuring Chinese air-to-air missiles, AI-enabled command centers, drone swarms, satellite interference, and live testing of Beijing’s integrated combat systems.
We walk through five major defense tech flashpoints from the conflict and explore what they reveal about:
Chinese airpower doctrine
The erosion of Western platform superiority
The rise of proxy combat validation
The coming crisis in munitions stockpiles
And the risks of vertical and horizontal escalation in future great power conflict
From the PL-15’s first confirmed Rafale kill to Admiral Kilby’s warning on depleted U.S. munitions, this episode is a must-listen for anyone shaping or tracking national security strategy in the Indo-Pacific.
Five Tech Flashpoints Covered:
Electronic Warfare: GPS jamming goes mainstream
Drone Swarms: Kamikaze drones stress air defenses
Operational AI: Live mission routing in real time
Loitering Munitions for SEAD: Harops lead the way
Satellite Vulnerability: Space assets are not immune
Guest:
Raj Mehta — Fellow at Building Our Future, specializing in Indo-Pacific security, integrated deterrence, and emerging threat environments.
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🎙️ The Future Force Report is a production of Building Our Future.
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Intro / outro music: Experimental Cinematic Hip Hop by Rockot.
Cover art created with OpenAI's Dall-E 3 model.
Brooke Fallon is a fictional host created using OpenAI's GPT-4o and ElevenLabs' Eleven Turbo v2.
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