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WARGAMING

MISSION

Our mission at LTRI is to promote and advance innovative, agile, and responsive interdisciplinary policy analysis, applied education, training, and research, and transformative technologies that address national security challenges.

VISION

Our vision at LTRI is to serve as a transformative leader in national security, problem-solving technology, and solutions through innovation in interdisciplinary policy analysis, education and training, applied research, and strategic thought.

Louisiana Tech Research Institute Hosts Wargamers

The Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI) in Bossier City welcomed nearly 140 phenomenal scientific and defense specialists to Bossier City in October for a 10-day wargame exploring future concepts which could potentially be fielded within the next decade to provide the United States and its allies the capabilities to deter and defeat adversaries in an increasingly unstable geo-political environment.

The Air Force Material Command’s Science and Technology Wargame 2024 (AFMC S&T24) teamed weapons systems operators, planners and logisticians with scientists and engineers from multiple Air Force Research Laboratory divisions.  The teams explored a range of concepts and provided feedback for those technologies which should be matured and fielded to provide credible, overwhelming capability across the full spectrum of conflict.  

The AFMC S&T24 was LTRI’s first opportunity to host a major multi-day event and welcomed participants from around the world.  Team LTRI, with support from Louisiana Tech President Dr. Jim Henderson and the Cyber Innovation Center, were lauded for their “can do” approach to meeting customer needs, their fantastic southern hospitality, and their exceptional facility located in Bossier City’s National Cyber Research Park.  

LTRI looks forward to showcasing to other organizations the tremendous capabilities in Northwest Louisiana. The team extends our appreciation to the hotels, restaurants, the rental car companies, the Shreveport Region Airport, and other area businesses which made the overall experience memorable for our guests.

Warren G. Ward, Col, USAF (ret)

Chief of Staff, LTRI

CORE COMPETENCES

LTRI focuses on supporting the defense and intelligence communities by advancing applied research across three core areas:

  • Nuclear deterrence education and thought

  • Cyber-enabled NC3

  • Cyber surety and resiliency