What does deeper tech integration during US-led Rimpac mean for China?

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The US-led Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military exercises showcased advanced integration of new technology, enhancing allied forces' capability to track and attack maritime targets. This technological upgrade is viewed as a deterrent against China in the Indo-Pacific region.

This year’s US-led Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military exercises around Hawaii displayed a higher level of integration of new technology in allied operations, with deterring Beijing in mind, experts said. From Japanese land-based anti-ship missiles to US attack submarines and exploding drone boats, allied forces linked troops on shore with aircraft, surface and undersea vessels to form a single network able to find, track and attack the same maritime target. The drills, which ran from June 24...