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Category Archives: Ocean Geopolitics
U.S. launches drone from submarine
As part of the U.S. Navy’s big push to integrate drones into its fleet, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has successfully launched a drone from an underwater submarine. The technology–which enables improved ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)–was funded by SwampWorks, … Continue reading
Posted in Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged Drones, Naval Research Laboratory, Navy, submarine, U.S. Navy
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Ocean Power, Sovereign Power: The Fusion of the U.S. Navy and Drones in the Predator Empire
Ocean Power, Sovereign Power: The Fusion of the U.S. Navy and Drones in the Predator Empire In this essay, a work-in-progress, I want to think through the symbiotic relationship between the ocean, the ship, and the drone. The argument will … Continue reading
Posted in History of Drones, Navy, Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged aircraft carriers, Drones, Empire, history, military, Nimitz, ocean, Royal Navy, Sovereignty, territory, U.S. Navy
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The underwater drone “mothership” called Hydra and the RHex
The producer of our science-fiction dreams, DARPA, has been busy. It recently announced plans to develop an underwater “mothership” that would be capable of launching unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) from below the surface of the … Continue reading
Autonomous U.S. Navy drone lands on aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy’s X-47B made “history” last week when it landed on the U.S.S. George H. W. Bush near Virginia. The Northrop Grumman craft is actually being wound down, but represents a glimpse of the coming systems that the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Drone Technology, Navy, Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged autonomy, Drones, Navy, X-47B
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U.S.-Chinese Naval Rivalries (and the drone) +UPDATE
An Op-Ed in the New York Times by Richard Parker discusses the U.S. Navy’s foray into unmanned aircraft technology and the implications for relationship with China in the Pacific. This story has generated a lot of news recently, and that’s … Continue reading
A Robotic Alliance in the Pacific
David Axe at Reuters explores the emerging “robotic” alliance of U.S., Japan, and South Korea. Responding to territorial “aggression” from China and North Korea, these countries are seeing to pool together aerial intelligence gathered by the roll-out of the $215 … Continue reading
Posted in China, Geopolitics and International Relations, Japan, Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged China, Drones, Japan, North Korea, U.S.
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The Geopolitical Importance of the Ocean to the U.S. Drone Wars
While the U.S.’ program of extrajudicial-killings-by-drone is currently underwritten by a land-based infrastructure of remote outposts called “lily pads” that house a skeletal staff, the ocean will increasingly serve as a platform for launching remotely piloted planes. There are a … Continue reading
Posted in Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged DARPA, Drones, Geopolitics, international relations, ocean, targeted killings, U.S. military
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Drone-on-Drone Warfare in the East China Sea?
Disputed islands in the East China Sea are likely to become a major geopolitical flashpoint in the near-future. Tokyo controls the islands and refers to them as Senkaku, while Beijing considers them Chinese territory and calls them Diaoyu. The controversy mirrors … Continue reading
Posted in China, Ocean Geopolitics
Tagged China, Drones, East China Sea, Geopolitics, international relations, Japan, South China Sea
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Chinese drones to monitor East China Sea
As drones become everyday tools of geopolitical power, the potential for conflict escalates between state and non-state actors, in geographic ‘flashpoint’s across the planet. The U.S. has set a dangerous precedent in its own program of extrajudicial strikes. China has said it will use … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Drones, East China Sea, Geopolitics, Japan
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Navy tests autonomous drone
LA Times article on the X-47B drone that is capable of taking off from, and landing onto, an aircraft carrier. The X-47B marks a paradigm shift in warfare, one that is likely to have far-reaching consequences. With the drone’s ability … Continue reading
Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics 