The Navy is investing in robotic warships as one response to the rising tide of Chinese military power
Share to twitterThe U.S. Navy faces an existential challenge in the Western Pacific. China’s economic power is growing rapidly, and as it does the pace of Beijing’s military modernization is greatly outstripping the efforts of other regional players. If current trends continue, America’s Navy—the de facto lead service for joint efforts in the Western Pacific—could be overwhelmed. I laid out the danger in aThe question is what to do about it.
The Navy has no intention of replacing manned warships like this Virginia-class attack sub with unmanned vessels. But it thinks it can multiply the effectiveness of the fleet by combining high-end manned warships with low-cost unmanned warships.Sorting out all of the unmanned initiatives is not easy, especially given the propensity of military organizations to apply arcane nomenclature to new ideas.
This vision is not as fanciful as it may sound. Navy insiders say most of the relevant technologies for propulsion, communications and other vital functions are already mature. Energy storage for extended endurance presents a challenge—the Strategic Capabilities Office talks on 90-day missions – but even there, lithium-ion batteries present a near-term solution.
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