About Yotam Gutman

Technology. Doctrine. Consequence.

The Future Face of Battle is an editorial publication about emerging military technology and the changing character of conflict. Its focus is the relationship between new capabilities, the organizations that use them, and their wider consequences.

Yotam Gutman is a retired Lieutenant Commander in the Israel Navy, specializing in C4I applications, maritime domain awareness, maritime intelligence, and unmanned systems.

He served for three years as chief instructor of the Naval Academy’s Tactical Officers Advanced Course, followed by active duty aboard a missile ship.

After his military service, he joined the Protector USV project team, leading specification and implementation work with the Israeli Navy and other navies.

He subsequently joined BVR Systems, where he led the naval simulators team. His career later expanded into homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity, while he maintained close ties with the defense industry, particularly in unmanned systems.

A field guide to a changing landscape.

From autonomous systems and electronic warfare to industrial capacity and strategy, we look beyond specifications to ask what a technology changes—and what it leaves unresolved.

Clear analysis starts with careful questions. What has been demonstrated? What remains uncertain? And what would have to change for a promising idea to become a useful capability?

Understand what comes next.

Technology. Doctrine. Consequence.

About Yotam Gutman

A field guide to a changing landscape.