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Exposed: Behind the U.S. Navy's Killer Drone Strategy Shift ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Dave Majumdar)

X-47 abroad Aircraft Carrier George H.W Bush ( CVN-77)  ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ United States Navy)  Source- The National Interest Author- Dave Majumdar The U.S. Navy has chosen to develop an unmanned carrier-based aerial refueling tanker, instead of a robotic stealth bomber in a decision that, in effect, kills two birds with one stone. Firstly, it gives the service a chance to learn how to operate a drone from a flattop. Secondly, the Navy needs an organic carrier-based aerial refueling capability to extend the range of its stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighters and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. As an added bonus, it also takes some of the pressure off the hard-ridden tactical fighter fleet. “I want to get something on the deck of an aircraft carrier—unmanned—as quickly as we can with a legitimate role to play because there is so much we have got to learn there,” Adm. John Richardson, U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations, told an aud

The U.S. Miilitary's Fighter Aircraft Crisis: What Comes After the F-35? ( Source- The National Interest / Author- James Hasik)

The X-47 B UCAV on trials ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Credits- United States Navy by MC2 Timothy Walter) Source- The National interest Author- James Hasik Earlier this year, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said that he believed that the F/A-XX, the Navy’s planned eventual follow-on to the F-35C, would be "optionally manned". On April 15 at the Sea-Air-Space conference, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus leaned further forward, noting how he believed that "the F-35 should be, and almost certainly will be, the last manned strike fighter aircraft the Department of the Navy will ever buy or fly.” At the same time, Mabus announced that he would be establishing a new post of deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems—a secretary of drones, so to speak. That evening, Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman John McCain said that “I hope the sentiments expressed by Secretary Mabus… will be reflected in the Navy's future program

THINKING ABOUT MILITARY HISTORY IN AN AGE OF DRONES, HACKERS AND IEDS – ANALYSIS (SOURCE- EURASIA REVIEW/ AUTHOR- PAUL J.SPRINGER)

X-47 B UAV ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Credits- United States navy by Eric Hildebrandt)  Source- Eurasia Review Author- Paul J. Springer We live in a transitional period in the history of human conflicts. Military robotics and cyber capabilities constitute a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) that will permanently alter the nature of warfare. The United States, which leads in the creation and adoption of these forms of technology, has the unique opportunity to shape the RMA and prevent some of its negative consequences, but only if it acts quickly and decisively to lead an international movement that can address the worst potential consequences of these developments. Absent such a determined effort, military robots and cyber capabilities are likely to make human conflict even more painful and costly, not only for uniformed military organizations but also for the noncombatant civilian populations of the world. A Brief Introduction to RMAs RMAs permanently