The Defense Department is asking for $1 billion for its plans to field thousands of autonomous surface drones with an eye toward China's military buildup.
The Pentagon is embarking on a $1 billion program to build an armada of remote-controlled killer sea drones.The effort is the first phase of the U.S. Department of Defense's Replicator Initiative to build thousands of autonomous war-ready vehicles as tools to 'deter conflict and, if deterrence fails, to fight and win the war,' Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said last month.The announcement comes amid concerns in Washington, D.C.
Chinese military buildup and exercises around Taiwan are nearing the point at which they could 'execute a profound military operation' with little notice, Admiral Samuel Paparo, whom the Senate recently confirmed as the next chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said last month.
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