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Today's Brief:
Will China Start Selling the 'AK-47' of Drones?



The U.S. has slowly lost its monopoly on the use of military drones, with adversaries like China now developing their own remotely-controlled weapons and surveillance platforms — both for their own military, and for export. China is now on the cutting-edge of drone technology, and this has serious geopolitical implications.
  • China seeks to use the asymmetric nature of drones against technologically superior foes - like the United States - as it looks to assert itself in the surrounding region.

  • China is replacing Russia in the global marketplace as the cheaper and less restricted alternative supplier of drone technology. Other than the U.S., China is the sole exporter of lethal drones, providing them to governments with questionable human rights records, like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Myanmar.
How do U.S. export restrictions play into this — and what is the Trump administration doing to increase U.S. competitiveness?

Read the full brief for more insight.



Expert commentary...

Doug Wise, former deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency:
  • "Should a U.S. warship all of sudden get swarmed by hundreds if not a thousand small unarmed drones, it could have disruptive and distracting effects – impacting electronics and target acquisition for U.S. weapons systems by blinding them."
Read more from Wise on China's military objectives – and the role played by unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in achieving them.
Peter W. Singer, strategist and senior fellow at New America:
  • "We have seen China move from being behind the curve on this technology, to one of the world leaders. And when I say world leaders, I don’t just mean user or seller of, but also designer of some incredibly cutting edge technology."
Read more from Singer on the capabilities of Chinese drones, how they compare to American systems, and the implications of their proliferation around the globe.



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