China also showed off its GJ-11 stealth attack drone, dubbed the "loyal wingman", which can fly alongside a manned fighter jet and aid it in its attacks. Besides an array of conventional aerial drones, there were also "robotic wolves". Experts say these could be used for a variety of tasks from reconnaissance and sweeping for mines, to hunting down enemy soldiers. The drone display shows a clear direction that China wants to take with its military strategy, where it "not only wants to augment, but replace traditional structures". It has clearly taken lessons from the Ukraine war, where one can "just throw drones at the enemy" to wear down their defences, Dr Raska notes.

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This is the 119th article in the series -- The China Chronicles. In its quest to become a formidable superpower, China under Xi Jinping has placed special significance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Hence, while advancements in AI can contribute to China's economy and healthcare, among others, it can also strengthen the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by enabling it to engage in "intelligentised warfare" (智能化作战), defined by PLA strategists as "the operationalisation of artificial intelligence and its enabling technologies, such as cloud computing, big data analytics, quantum information and unmanned systems, for military applications." China's military leaders and strategists have astutely recognised that AI and related technologies--such as machine learning, human-machine teaming[i], neural networking, and autonomous systems (also referred to as "intelligentised weapons")[ii]--are key to gaining an edge in the next generation of warfare. At the same time, they are also anxious that other countries, mainly the US, may beat them in this realm and acquire the capability to overwhelm China's air defenses and attack their command-and-control systems.