Emerging Critical Technologies and Security in the Asia-Pacific

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Emerging Technologies and Military Capability....Pages 6-21
The Potential Import of New, Emerging, and Over-the-Horizon Technologies....Pages 22-36
Absorbing New Military Capabilities: Defense Technology Acquisition and the Asia-Pacific....Pages 37-52
Emerging Technologies’ Potential to Change the Balance of Power in Asia....Pages 53-62
Offsetting the Impacts of Emerging Critical Technologies....Pages 63-74
Effective Absorption of Emerging Technologies in Defense Automotives to Enhance Land-Based Military Capabilities....Pages 75-90
Diesel-Electric Submarine Modernization in Asia: The Role of Air-Independent Propulsion Systems....Pages 91-106
From Subsonic to Hypersonic Cruise Missiles: Revolution or Evolution in Land Attack Capabilities?....Pages 107-122
The Potential Military Impact of Emerging Technologies in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Focus on Cyber Capabilities....Pages 123-137
The (Over)Promise of Modern Technology....Pages 138-142
The Future Is upon Us: Failed Predictions, Boiling Frogs, and Gun Printers....Pages 143-153
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Strategic Innovation in the Global Defense Industry....Pages 154-166
Back Matter....Pages 167-169