Sci-fi writers help French army imagine wars of future
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Sci-fi writers help French army imagine wars of future
A squad of sci-fi writers dubbed the Red Team is helping the French army prepare for new technology conflict scenarios from 2030
3 January 2021
By Connexion journalist
Army officials tasked with imagining future wars and global threats, and what new technology might be used, have turned to the experts – science fiction writers.
A squad of 10 sci-fi writers, dubbed the Red Team, is now working alongside scientific and military experts to imagine potential hi-tech threats and conflict scenarios from 2030 to 2060.
Credits: Photo courtesy of the class 2.s009 staff. Caption: This year’s 2.009 products were inspired by the theme “kindness.” Here, a team of mechanical engineering seniors present their product Solace, a foldable life raft for people who live in flood- or hurricane-prone regions. Credits: Photo courtesy of the class 2.s009 staff. Caption: The green team presents their product Auxilia, a manual wheelchair attachment that alleviates physical strain and helps new wheelchair users move through doorways more comfortably. Credits: Photo courtesy of the class 2.s009 staff.
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On the evening of Dec. 7, six teams of mechanical engineering students presented the product prototypes they developed this semester in class 2.s009 (Explorations in Product Design), a special version of class