The RoK Army has created a ‘demonstration combat brigade' to test manned-unmanned operations that leverage technologies including AI and unmanned systems such as this 6×6 unmanned surveillance vehicle developed by Hanwha Defense. (Hanwha Defense)
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has disclosed details about plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned systems into Republic of Korea (RoK) Army combat brigades during the coming decade and beyond.
The MND said the plan is progressing through the recent creation of the ‘Army Tiger Demonstration Brigade' within the RoK Army's 25th Infantry Division in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do province, which is responsible for command-and-control operations.
The MND said that South Korea's Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup had visited the new brigade one day earlier. The brigade was formally established in June and, according to the MND, is drawing up new “concepts, structures, and tactics” that utilise advanced technologies.
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The US Navy incorporated its Sea Hunter medium unmanned surface vessel into the ‘Rim of the Pacific 2022' exercise. (US Navy)
The US Navy (USN) conducted successful operations employing unmanned aerial and surface platforms during Exercise ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') between 29 June and 4 August in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, according to Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener, commander, Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet.
“I'm a big fan of the experimentation,” Vice Adm Kitchener said on 18 August at a media roundtable discussion during the Surface Navy Association (SNA) 2022 Waterfront Symposium.
The RIMPAC work focused on developing operational concepts on expanded command-and-control of its medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) like Sea Hawk and Sea Hunter , Vice Adm Kitchener said.
“How do we control them?” Vice Adm Kitchener asked. “In the past, we operated them from back here in 3rd Fleet.”
Sea Hawk was outfitted with an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) payload, while Sea Hunter had an electronic warfare (EW) sensor suite, and was controlled by two guided-missile destroyers (DDGs), he noted.
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A Ghost Robotics unmanned ground vehicle supports Australian Army soldiers conducting an enemy position clearance during an autonomous systems display at the Majura Training Area, Canberra. The army is promoting the further development of such systems through a new strategy issued in August 2022. (Commonwealth of Australia)
The Australian Army has launched a new strategy to enhance capabilities in robotics and autonomous systems (RAS).
The strategy – issued earlier this month by the Australian Army's Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) – said it is intended to enable the army to “gain an operational advantage” in the battlefield.
“The increased use of RAS capabilities will continue to evolve the way the army trains and fights – enabling increased tempo, decision making, and reducing risk,” said Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart in the strategy's foreword.
“In turn, this will afford commanders new opportunities in achieving competitive advantage in some of the most dangerous tasks in the future operating environment.”
The strategy said RAS capability will enhance the army's situational awareness, survivability, and lethality through “high-speed information analysis and distribution”.
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The first of four P-8A Poseidon aircraft being built for New Zealand has flown in the United States. (Boeing)
The first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft ordered by New Zealand has conducted its first test flight.
In a statement, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) said that the aircraft's first flight was conducted “ahead of its systems fit-out”. The aircraft conducted its maiden flight in the United States on 16 August.
The flight took place five months after the keel was laid down for the first aircraft on 16 March in Boeing's Wichita factory. The fuselage was subsequently moved for assembly to Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Washington, in April.
Assembly of the airframe had been completed by July, and on 21 July, the aircraft was dispatched to the paint shop.
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the project is “on schedule to replace the P-3K2 Orion fleet from 2023”. New Zealand's fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft has been in service since 1966.
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