WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s Defense Science Board announced Fri it is asset a serial of classified meetings inwards California adjacent calendar week to chew through issues the Pentagon mightiness non reckon coming for its forthcoming “2018 Summer Study on Strategic Surprise” report. The study is slated to consider “what potential technological capabilities may non last sufficiently acted upon past times the Department of Defense inwards the decade to come, that volition Pb to U.S. regrets inwards 2028,” according to a memo sent to the board past times Under Secretary of Defense for Research in addition to Engineering Michael Griffin. Griffin in addition to other Pentagon leaders convey made no cloak-and-dagger of their concerns over technological advances made past times Red People's Republic of China in addition to Russian Federation inwards recent years inwards areas similar ballistic missiles, undersea warfare, space, in addition to electronic warfare, all made piece the U.S. armed forces was pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into fighting insurgents inwards Republic of Iraq in addition to Afghanistan. “We’ve been on vacation for 25 years in addition to mayhap a piffling fleck more,” Griffin said at the Hudson Institute before this year, noting that since the halt of the Cold War, the Pentagon has only fielded a handful of genuinely novel weapons systems.
Meeting amongst reporters finally month, Griffin highlighted his trouble concern over hypersonic weapons, a plain inwards which the Chinese in addition to Russians convey made considerable headway, leaving the Pentagon concerned most the growing parity amongst its ain capabilities.
“We are, convey been, volition remain the globe leader inwards this enquiry area,” he said, though he noted that Washington hasn’t done every bit much every bit it could convey inwards recent years to remain ahead. “We didn’t reckon a quest for it. But our adversaries larn a vote, in addition to they voted. So we’re going to reckon their paw in addition to heighten them one, inwards both offensive in addition to defensive capabilities.”
To that end, Griffin promised, “you’re going to reckon our testing measuring stepping up, in addition to you’re going to reckon capability delivery from the early on ‘20s correct through the decade.”
But it’s non only hypersonics. The Pentagon is too busily buying novel sonobuoys to rail Russian submarines, in addition to is working through ways to counter the standoff capabilities that Red People's Republic of China is edifice upward inwards the South Red People's Republic of China Sea.
Military leaders are too trying to position the finishing touches on a few long-delayed reports that utter to some of this anxiety.
The Missile Defense Review — initially expected merely about Feb — is silent churning through revisions in addition to additions afterwards its focus on ballistic missiles was widened to comprehend the gain of possible threats non only from Islamic Republic of Iran in addition to North Korea, but China, Russia, in addition to advanced insurgent groups amongst access to powerful weapons.
Likewise, the Defense Industrial Base report, submitted to the White House inwards April, silent awaits finally signoffs somewhere inwards the bowels of the West Wing. As Breaking Defense reported solely this week however, it probable won’t last every bit expansive every bit many had hoped, instead focusing on near-term fixes that could last crucial inwards the number of an unexpected war.
The serial of day-long briefings inwards California adjacent calendar week volition last conducted past times DoD officials in addition to board members inwards the National Academy of Sciences edifice inwards Irvine California, most every bit far away — at to the lowest degree physically — i tin larn from the Pentagon in addition to remain inwards the continental United States.
The finally coming together on Fri volition include “a classified briefing to invited senior DOD leaders to furnish the DSB’s advice in addition to recommendations,” according to an proclamation in the Federal Register.
The Pentagon did non response to questions from Breaking Defense most who from the Pentagon volition last assist the meetings, in addition to if Griffin volition attend.
The coming together volition last hosted past times Craig Fields, the DSB’s chair, in addition to Eric Evans, co-chair.
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