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The Chinese military is focusing on enhancing strategic capabilities in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, unmanned technologies, aerospace, and cyberspace in modern warfare. President Xi Jinping has called for a stronger sense of mission, deeper reform, and promotion of innovation to achieve this goal. Lawmakers and experts stress the importance of technology as the core combat capability in order to enhance strategic capabilities. The experts state that these capabilities are vital in deterring conflicts and contributing to peace and stability. This is not just a task for the military, but also for scientists, the defense industry, and politicians. President Xi has emphasized the need to deepen structural reform of defense-related science and technology industries in order to accelerate the supply of new quality combat capabilities. #AsiaRisk #GeopoliticalConflictandDisputes #China Follow us for daily updates on risk and operations in Asia! https://lnkd.in/gd9zs5DH

Today in Autonomy: South Korea's USV Hits a Bullseye at RIMPAC 2024 The South Korean Poniard (K-LOGIR) guided rocket was successfully test-fired from a USV during RIMPAC 2024. All six rockets hit their targets, marking 100% accuracy. This marks the first instance of South Korea and the U.S. using unmanned concepts throughout an entire operation, including communication between unmanned systems and target detection. LIG Nex1 aims to secure an export contract with the U.S., potentially marking a significant milestone for the South Korean defense industry. #USV #RIMPAC #USN #USNAVY #MILITARY #UNCREWED #UNMNANNED https://lnkd.in/eUYMdS5k

🚀 US Army’s New “Deep Sensing” Cross-Functional Team The US Army is unveiling a groundbreaking initiative: the deep sensing cross-functional team. Led by Army Chief Gen. Randy George, this team will focus on identifying technology and formation needs to enhance targeting capabilities. Key points include: Mission and Mandate: The deep sensing team will explore leveraging technologies like high-altitude balloons and stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicles for improved targeting. Integration of these capabilities aims to enhance situational awareness and precision. Unveiling and Purpose: The official unveiling of the deep sensing team is expected later this month at a symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. The team will shape the Army’s approach to sensing and intelligence gathering. Broader Context: The deep sensing CFT is the 10th cross-functional team within the Army’s Future Command. As the Army deploys longer-range weapons like the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) and the Mid-Range Capability (MRC), the deep sensing team’s work becomes increasingly vital. Challenges and Opportunities: The team will address questions about how these sensing capabilities fit within Army formations. Balancing cost-effectiveness, security, and operational effectiveness will be crucial. Stay tuned for advancements in deep sensing technology as the Army continues to innovate! 🛰️🎯 Read more about this exciting development. #ArmyInnovation #TargetingTech #MilitaryIntelligence https://lnkd.in/g2QUGmxU

📢 Just released on AFCEA International's SIGNAL! Revolutionary things are happening in the realm of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (#ISR). Tune into this interview with Mr. Andrew Evans, ISR Task Force Director, to learn about the ISR Task Force's future goals regarding artificial intelligence (#AI), machine learning (ML), and swarming technology for advancing intelligence #modernization. PEO IEW&S | U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command | US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) ➡ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e9vW83wE

The Marine Corps is developing new radars and leveraging its counter-drone systems in order to modernize and expand their capabilities. The Program Executive Office Land Systems is currently focusing on its newly reorganized portfolios, which include ground-based air defense, expeditionary radars, and light armored vehicles. The goal of this reorganization is to identify efficiencies within these portfolios and leverage existing technology to quickly develop and deploy new systems. By streamlining operations and building upon existing technology, the Program Executive Office Land Systems aims to rapidly expand its portfolio and improve the capabilities of the military's ground-based defense systems. This strategic approach will allow for greater flexibility and agility in responding to evolving threats and challenges on the battlefield. #emergingtech #Ai #DroneTech #MarineTech #TheMissionStartsHere https://lnkd.in/gt6ABSXm

"The emergence of artificial intelligence is helping to spawn a new generation of Pentagon contractors who are seeking to undercut, or at least disrupt, the longstanding primacy of the handful of giant firms who supply the armed forces with planes, missiles, tanks and ships." #elaranova #AI #artificialintelligence #emergingtechnologies #AirForce #USAF #SpaceForce #USSF #aerospace #aerospaceindustry #technology #innovation #nationalsecurity #nationalsecurityspace #nationaldefense

Today in Autonomy: Speedboats and Smart Comms The Pentagon's recently funded projects under the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) includes a USV and a Maritime Targeting Cell, both designed to enhance U.S. naval capabilities in critical areas. GARC: This S-USV is intended for high-speed, versatile maritime operations. The Navy is focused on moving these unmanned systems beyond surveillance, incorporating them into more direct combat roles, such as armed escort missions or even missile deployment, as part of a broader effort to integrate unmanned technologies into routine naval operations. Maritime Targeting Cell (MTC): A crucial component in the Navy's strategy for multi-domain operation providing real-time targeting information to support coordinated strikes. The MTC-X, a mobile variant, specifically supports forward-deployed units by reducing sensor-to-shooter timelines and enhancing the effectiveness of long-range precision fires. This system is particularly vital for operations where agility and rapid decision-making are essential (ASD News) (USNI News). #USV #COMMUNICATIONS #USN #USNAVY #UNMANNED #UNCREWEDSYSTEMS #UxS #MARITIMEDOMAIN https://lnkd.in/gQGcp4EK

Drones have rapidly evolved from playing a supporting role in military operations to becoming an essential component of modern warfare — and they are in high demand across the globe. Drones enable widespread real-time situational awareness, improved targeting, and the suppression and destruction of adversary air and missile defenses Co-authored by: Federico Borsari, a Leonardo Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and a NATO 2030 global fellow and Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr. a non-resident senior fellow at CEPA who served as NATO’s deputy assistant secretary-general for defense investment. In this POLITICO article they are advocating (unsurpisingly) that, to ensure their own security, European governments need to start paying attention and learn from the use of drones in the Ukraine war and other recent conflicts, including Gaza. #nato #eu #drones #defense #defence #warfare Pravo Consulting Campaign Catapult

Good overview of Army’s ISR ambitions and integration with AI from a recent AFCEA International meeting: Andrew Evans of Army’s ISR Task Force suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may apply to processing, exploitation and dissemination. “If you look at PED models today, they’re very human-centric and require an analyst looking at a lot of sensor data, and trying to make sense of all of it. I would think what you can find with AI and machine learning is that you can allow the machine to point the human towards what is most important, and we maybe see that in the world of automatic target recognition, so ATR algorithms. We might see it in the world of [signals intelligence], in terms of signal identification and decomposing signals to try to give the analyst something to look at.” Integrating AI onto sensors also is an option. “If you put AI algorithms on a sensor itself, you’re going to reduce the amount of data that you need to push back to somebody doing the analysis on that data. And that matters when you’re in environments where you have denied or intermittent or limited communications,” Evans explained. “Today, we sort of operate like vacuum cleaners, and we’ll suck down everything we can. But tomorrow in the next fight, we may have very limited bandwidth in which to pull it down.”

News | Pearson Engineering launches drone-based threat detection solution following successful NATO trial. Pearson Engineering has extended its range of equipment to defeat the threat of explosive ordnance to soldiers. Pearson Engineering has developed its existing ground laid ordnance detection technology, Threat-Sense, to support the identification of threats to mobility with the use of drones. Using artificial intelligence and robust synthetic threat libraries, Threat-Sense can detect anti-tank and anti-personnel mines and indicate to operators in varying environmental conditions where threats are present. The integration, now proven with NATO allies at the Suffield Research Centre in Canada, complements Pearson Engineering’s highly flexible approach to supporting freedom of manoeuvre and mobility at pace and adds to a suite of ordnance defeating technologies already in Pearson Engineering’s product range. ➡️ Read more on our latest Threat-Sense development: https://ow.ly/Romv50QhLBB #PearsonEngineering #ThreatSense #Drone #Threats #Defence #NATO