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Drones, Deterrence, and AUKUS Complications

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Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Patrick M. Cronin
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 28, 2022) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jhovan Vigil, 29th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper instructor sensor operator, launches an MQ-9 Reaper during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more
An airman launches an MQ-9 Reaper during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on July 28, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss the need for more funding for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, the military and political precedents set by Russia intercepting a US drone, and the complications of the AUKUS agreement.

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