Emerging critical technologies and security in the Asia-Pacific / edited by Richard A. Bitzinger, Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Emerging technologies and military capability / by Andrew D. James -- The potential import of new, emerging, and over-the-horizon technologies / by Andrew L. Ross -- Absorbing new military capabilities: defense technology acquisition and the Asia-Pacific / by Martin Lundmark -- Emerging technologies' potential to change the balance of power in Asia / by Eugene Gholz -- Offsetting the impacts of emerging critical technologies / by Virginia B. Watson -- Effective absorption of emerging technologies in defense automotives to enhance land-based military capabilities / by Kogila Balakrishnan -- Diesel-electric submarine modernization in Asia: the role of air-independent propulsion systems / by Michael Raska -- From subsonic to hypersonic cruise missiles: revolution or evolution in land attack capabilities? / by Kalyan M. Kemburi -- The potential military impact of emerging technologies in the Asia Pacific region: a focus on cyber capabilities / by Caitriona H. Heinl -- The (over)promise of modern technology / by Bernard Loo -- The future is upon us: failed predictions, boiling frogs, and gun printers / by Paul T. Mitchell -- The future ain't what it used to be: strategic innovation in the global defense industry / by Richard A. Bitzinger.