China amping up drone research and production
SHENZHEN, ChinaChina's plans to deploy surveillance drones in the East China and South China seas hint at the future of warfare in the region, but are also a reminder of how far ahead leading drone manufacturing nations like the United States and Israel remain on aviation technology. Experts say interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is surging throughout the Asia-Pacific region without a framework of controls curtailing their proliferation and use. Add the Obama administration's policy refocusing American attention on the region -- the so-called "Asia Pivot" -- along with U.S. announcements of further deployments of advanced UAVs to the area, and a massive game of drone chess looks increasingly likely. In September, China commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and announced plans to use drones to monitor disputed territories including the Senkaku Islands that have caused recent friction with Japan.
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Wilson VornDick
Overall Sentiment: 0.0744706
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| 0.141729 | "They are definitely showing some robust interest," VornDick told ... |
| 0.110788 | "Traditional weapons systems take generations, and what is so unique about UAV development is that it leapfrogs that development," VornDick said. ... |
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Dennis Gormley
Overall Sentiment: -0.0406239
Relevance: 0.212139
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| 0.0519951 | "Of greatest concern are the intentions of China," said Gormley, ... |
| 0.0890278 | "Of greatest concern are the intentions of China," said Gormley, author of the book "Missile Contagion," |
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Dennis Blasko
Overall Sentiment: 0.0693502
Relevance: 0.187957
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| -0.0462497 | Blasko said that he hadn't seen any evidence that China has "moved beyond the prototype stage for long-range, armed UAVs" ... |
| 0.0757193 | "The important part to me is not so much the technology, eventually they'll figure out how to build these things," Blasko said. ... |
| -0.203047 | "The important part to me is not so much the technology, eventually they'll figure out how to build these things," Blasko said. "The much more difficult and longer process is actually learning how to operate them for extended periods at extended ranges." |
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