U.S., Japan, Philippines, and China Are Preparing for Something Big in the Indo-Pacific Across the Indo-Pacific, warfare is rapidly evolving as drones, AI-enabled surveillance, and autonomous systems reshape how nations compete at sea, in the air, and online. The U.S. and Japan deploy MQ-9 Reapers and Global Hawks, while China fields Wing Loong and WZ-7 drones across the South China Sea and launches underwater gliders through the Luzon Strait. New platforms like the U.S. Orca XLUUV and Australia