China Advances AI Integration in Electronic Warfare, Experts Say
China is integrating artificial intelligence into military operations to gain an edge over the U.S., with experts describing its approach in electronic warfare as a 'new form of war.'
China is rapidly advancing an 'AI Plus' revolution in electronic warfare to redefine how militaries communicate, jam and dominate the electromagnetic spectrum, according to industrial experts. In a paper published in the Chinese journal Command Control and Simulation on April 29, experts argued that by fusing artificial intelligence with the physics of radio wave propagation, China could achieve communications and radars that are faster, smarter and more resilient than current systems. The research team is led by senior engineer Li Fukai of the China Academy of Electronics and Information Technology and the National Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation.
U.S. officials warn that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be capable of moving against the island democracy by 2027, according to Newsweek.com. Analysts say Beijing aims to boost the PLA’s capabilities using AI to enhance battlefield awareness and decision-making, while leveraging civilian technological advances through its civil-military fusion pipeline, also according to Newsweek.com. Experts caution that achievements such as drone swarms could gradually erode U.S. naval and air dominance in the region, Newsweek.com reported.
China’s strategy is framed as targeting U.S. hegemony rather than global domination, according to PeaceDiplomacy.org.
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