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Navy Disestablishes DASN Unmanned Systems

Friday, May 18th, 2018

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Navy Disestablishes DASN Unmanned Systems

The X-47B touches down on an aircraft carrier for the first time in July 2013. Photo: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has disestablished the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems (DASN UxS) a mere two and a half years after standing it up in October 2015.Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RDA) James Geurts marked DASN UxS as disestablished effective May 7, according to a memo. The personnel, programs, and projects under the office will transition to the appropriate product DASNs.Geurts wrote that the successful completion and submission of the…

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