General (ret.) Professor Teodor FRUNZETI, Ph.D*
Colonel Senior Researcher Engineer Tiberius TOMOIAGĂ, Ph.D**
Colonel (ret.) Senior Researcher Engineer Liviu COȘEREANU, Ph.D***
Abstract: In an environment of increasingly fierce geopolitical competition and an unprecedented technological revolution, public and strategic focus often gravitates towards military hardware: autonomous drones, hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence systems. However, the effectiveness of these advanced technologies is fundamentally dependent on a much less visible, yet essential element: the human factor. Regardless of the sophistication of a weapon system, its value on the battlefield is directly proportional to the ability of personnel to develop, produce, operate, maintain, and adapt it. This paper explores the critical dimension of human resources in the new era of defense, analyzing the talent crisis, the requirement for new competencies, and the collaborative models that will define the future of global security.
Keywords: human factor, weapon systems, talent crisis, global security, technological revolution.
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DOI 10.56082/annalsarscimilit.2026.1.3
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* Entitled Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, President of the Military Sciences Section, Doctoral Supervisor at “CAROL I” National Defense University, email: tfunzeti@gmail.com.
** Associated member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, email: t_tibis@yahoo.com.
*** Corresponding Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Scientific Secretary of the Military Sciences Section, email: lv.cosereanu@gmail.com.
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Military Sciences, Volume 18 no 1, 2026
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