“Ask any lawyer and they’ll say semantics matter. The same can be said in the military. For example, what is the difference between adaptive and cognitive electronic warfare? Does it even matter? According to the Air Force Science Advisory Board, it does matter. These two terms are used almost interchangeably, said the board’s chair, Werner Dahm, at the Pentagon this week in a briefing on the 2016 studies the board examines. “
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