1、LINDA SLAPAKOVA, PAOLA FUSARO, JAMES BLACK, PETER DORTMANSSupporting the Royal Australian Navys Campaign Plan for Robotics and Autonomous SystemsEmerging Missions and Technology TrendsA rapidly evolving technology landscape provides Australia with many opportunities to apply robotics, autonomous sys
2、tems and artificial intelligence (RAS-AI) in the defence context. In the maritime domain, specifically, RAS-AI technologies have been recognised as key enablers of future maritime capabilities. Consequently, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has recently launched a strategy establishing a framework fo
3、r developing and employing RAS-AI out to 2040 (RAN, 2020).The delivery of the RANs RAS-AI Strategy 2040 is to be facilitated through a campaign plan that will seek to identify the activities necessary to assist the RAN in achieving its ambitions. The RAND Australia research team is supporting the RA
4、N in this endeav-our by building an evidence base to help identify and shape those activities. This support has provided research on experimentation, inno-vation, human-machine teaming, emerging technologies and other areas, such as the potential role of industry and academia in helping the RAN leve