U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks unveiled the “Replicator” plan, which would include the inclusion of thousands of autonomous combat drones sequentially assigned with AI to counter a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the Lthor-two-year government.
With the help of the massive use of drones, the Pentagon intends to reach the figure of increasing the armed forces of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA).
As part of the Replicator, it was possible until 2025 to use several thousand autonomous drones of various classes – flying, ground, surface, underwater, and even convertibles. They will operate alone and in groups in conditions of poor communication and even in the complete absence of it. The main advantage of this tactic is the preservation of personnel, the drone is an inexpensive consumable. At the same time, the Pentagon leadership is confident in the technological and military superiority of the United States.
However, the US should not hope for an easy victory over China. China today is a nuclear, space power, the owner of hypersonic weapons, the largest Mauritanian Navy and the undisputed world leader in production. radio electronics.
Source: Tech Cult
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