On the Digital Edge: Why MANTECH is Prioritizing Non-Kinetic Dominance in the Indo-Pacific 

The Imperative of Being Forward-Deployed

At MANTECH, we believe that to effectively support our clients, we must be where they are. Our office in Honolulu is the physical manifestation of this dedication, ensuring that we are just a phone call away from the variety of client sets in the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) theater.

The move is based on the anticipation that any potential conflict in the region will be significantly focused on the non-kinetic domain.

We recognize that the next fight is going to begin and potentially end by leveraging the cyber domain, information operations, and the electromagnetic spectrum. This requires us to be present to deliver capabilities as quickly as humanly possible and to ensure our workforce is trained on how to use them.

Innovating for Non-Kinetic Dominance

The technology driving the non-kinetic space is moving faster than anything else. Our mission in the Indo-Pacific is to deliver the most advanced technological solutions to ensure our nation maintains a decision advantage over adversaries.

Our core focus is on the integration of rapidly advancing technologies:

• Data and AI with Cyber: MANTECH is aggressively working to integrate Data and AI with Cyber capabilities, ensuring that the best available technology is ready when our clients need it.
• Speed and Adoption: The core challenge is determining how quickly we can adopt and integrate technology into existing warfighting capabilities, and then train and deploy our workforce on how to employ it to support a variety of INDOPACOM missions.

We are committed to figuring this out every day, ensuring our clients are ready.

The Power of Partnership: Why Anduril?

Achieving dominance in this new era requires collaboration. Our partnership with companies like Anduril Industries is central to our strategy.

We are working with partners to bring our technology stack—which includes Data and AI, machine learning, and autonomous systems—to platforms that will operate effectively in the theater. This is all about leveraging their platforms to enable us to deliver those critical cyber effects through the electromagnetic spectrum. This partnership ensures we are bringing technology as quickly as possible to satisfy our clients’ mission needs.

Posturing Against Emerging Challenges

The future conflict, which leverages cyber and non-kinetic effects, demands a new posture. While we hope that traditional kinetics (kinetic forces) aren’t involved, we must prepare for a future where technology is the deciding factor.

MANTECH foresees the emerging challenge as being defined by speed, adoption, and integration. Our presence in Hawaii, our focus on non-kinetic, AI-driven solutions, and our strategic industry partnerships are all aimed at providing the necessary capabilities and resilience to maintain decision advantage and ensure success for our national security missions in the Indo-Pacific.

We are dedicated to the relentless pursuit of mission success, securing our nation’s future on the digital battlefield.