unmanned systems

New Report Calls for Allied Monitoring of Chinese in Pacific as Part of ‘Deterrence by Detection’ Plan

China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the western Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2018. PLA Photo

A “neighborhood watch approach” using coordinated American and allies’ unmanned systems and sensors could provide a continuous and effective, yet low-risk way to ward off Chinese ambitions across the Indo-Pacific, a new report from a Washington, D.C., think tank contends.

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s newest...

Navy Keeps Next-Generation Fighter Research Costs Classified

An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on June 25, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Navy is keeping classified the amount of Fiscal Year 2022 money it wants to develop the next-generation fighter aircraft set to replace the fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, according to service budget documents.

The Navy’s FY 2022 budget justification documents withhold the amount of dollars the service is putting toward the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/01/navy-keeps-next-generation-fighter-research-costs-classified

Berger: War With China Not ‘An Inevitability,’ But Competition Will Endure

Gen. David Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Camp Lejeune, N.C., on May 3, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

While the commandant of the Marine Corps has ushered in a slew of changes to prepare the service for potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, Gen. David Berger today emphasized that he does not believe war between the U.S. and China is inevitable.

Speaking at a Tuesday virtual forum hosted by the Brookings Institution, Berger said he has spent the last decade studying...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/18/berger-war-with-china-not-an-inevitability-but-competition-will-endure

CNO, Commandant: Services Have A Good Idea of How They’ll Fight, If Congress Helps Them With the Right Spending Plans

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyrell Lewis, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, aims a dummy rocket launcher at the rocket station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. US Marine Corps photo.

The chief of naval operations and commandant of the Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/13/cno-commandant-services-have-a-good-idea-of-how-theyll-fight-if-congress-helps-them-with-the-right-spending-plans

Navy: NGAD Will be Family of Systems, Super Hornet Replacement Likely a Manned Fighter

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68). US Navy Photo

The Navy is leaning toward replacing its fleet of Super Hornets with another manned fighter that will work with emerging unmanned aircraft concepts under the umbrella of the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance program.

Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, who leads the chief of naval operation’s air warfare directorate...

Berger: Marines Need to Trust Unmanned, AI Tools for Future Warfare

Marines prepare to recover an RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial vehicle after a training flight during exercise Black Shadow at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 19, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

The commandant of the Marine Corps said the service needs to make some big changes in a few short years to stay ahead of China’s growing military capability, but one of the biggest hurdles he sees is a lack of trust in the new unmanned and artificial intelligence systems he wants to invest in.

Gen. David Berger...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/02/berger-marines-need-to-trust-unmanned-ai-tools-for-future-warfare

Wittman: India Presents ‘Opportunity’ for Partnership to Counter China

Australian, Indian and U.S. ships sail past each other as fixed-wing aircraft from the India and U.S. navies conduct a flyover during Malabar 2020 on Nov. 20, 2020. US Navy Photo

As the United States seeks to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, it should look to partner with countries in the region like India, according to a long-time House Armed Services Committee lawmaker.

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), who serves as the ranking member of the HASC seapower and projection forces subcommittee, on...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/26/wittman-india-presents-opportunity-for-partnership-to-counter-china

Davidson: INDOPACOM Priorities Will Help Accomplish CNO’s NAVPLAN

Adm. Phil Davidson, participates in an honors ceremony at the Brunei Ministry of Defence on Sept. 10, 2020. US Navy Photo

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s priorities are paving the way for it to pursue goals laid out in the Navy’s new Navigation Plan, the combatant command’s chief said Tuesday.

Speaking at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium, Adm. Phil Davidson pointed to the capabilities he is concentrating on for the theater when asked how INDOPACOM will attain the objectives in the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/12/davidson-indopacom-priorities-will-help-accomplish-cnos-navplan

Coast Guard should be more aggressive in using unmanned systems

As unmanned systems (UxS) continue to develop and be used by other military services and federal agencies, the Coast Guard should proceed more aggressively and deliberately in taking advantage of UxS advancements, according to a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The Coast Guard should also produce a high-level strategy with critical goals and actionable steps toward fully utilizing UxS technology, according to TRB Special...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-should-be-more-aggressive-in-using-unmanned-systems/

Pentagon Wants a Process to Field Unmanned Systems, AI Faster

Tests of Boeing’s MQ-25A Stringray prototype in St. Louis. Boeing Image

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Though the Pentagon is accelerating how it buys unmanned and artificial intelligence systems, leaders want to move faster still in acquiring what the Defense Department considers key future technology. 

Alan Shaffer, deputy under secretary of defense acquisition and sustainment, said it’s largely an “urban legend” that companies don’t want to do business with the Pentagon but conceded there’s still a great...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/22/pentagon-wants-a-process-to-field-unmanned-systems-ai-faster

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