The proliferation of advanced militarily relevant technologies in the Asia-Pacific over the past few decades has been a significant, and perhaps even alarming, development. This volume addresses how such technologies may affect military capabilities and military advantage in the region.
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1. Emerging Technologies and Military Capability; Andrew D. James
2. The Potential Import of New, Emerging, and Over-the-Horizon Technologies; Andrew L. Ross
3. Absorbing New Military Capabilities: Defense Technology Acquisition and the Asia-Pacific; Martin Lundmark
4. Emerging Technologies’ Potential to Change the Balance of Power; Asia by Eugene Gholz
5. Offsetting the Impacts of Emerging Critical Technologies; Virginia B. Watson
6. Effective Absorption of Emerging Technologies in Defense Automotives to Enhance Land-Based Military Capabilities; Kogila Balakrishnan
7. Diesel-Electric Submarine Modernization in Asia: The Role of Air-Independent Propulsion Systems; Michael Raska
8. From Subsonic to Hypersonic Cruise Missiles: Revolution or Evolution in Land Attack Capabilities?; Kalyan M. Kemburi
9. The Potential Military Impact of Emerging Technologies in the Asia Pacific Region: A Focus on Cyber Capabilities; Caitriona H. Heinl
10. The (Over)Promise of Modern Technology; Bernard Loo
11. The Future is upon Us: Failed Predictions, Boiling Frogs, and Gun Printers; Paul T. Mitchell
12. The Future Ain’t What it used to be: Strategic Innovation in the Global Defense Industry; Richard A. Bitzinger