US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning

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The US Navy has established a Virginia-based command to integrate aerial, surface, and underwater drones into a coordinated fighting force. The centre will develop doctrine, train sailors, and test unmanned systems, which US commanders have linked to plans for deterring or disrupting a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan.

The US Navy has set up a dedicated command to turn its growing array of aerial, surface and underwater drones into an integrated fighting force – a capability US commanders have linked to disrupting a PLA attack on Taiwan. The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Centre, formally established on September 24 in Virginia, will develop doctrine and tactics for unmanned systems, train sailors to use them, and test whether they can keep operating under realistic conditions. In a...