BLUF
China is blending commercial shipping with advanced launch systems and drones, creating cheap, flexible platforms that complicate monitoring, blur civilian roles and shift the balance toward scale, persistence and surprise in contested maritime environments.Learning Outcomes
- Understand how dual-use platforms can complicate detection, attribution, and response.
- Recognise the strategic impact of scale and adaptability over bespoke capability.
- Apply historical lessons on improvisation and mass to modern maritime planning.
