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CNO Confident Hybrid Manned-Unmanned Fleet Within 10+ Years

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

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CNO Confident Hybrid Manned-Unmanned Fleet Within 10+ Years

The Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Mariner and Ranger maneuver in the Pacific Ocean during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2 on Sep. 16, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)

SAN DIEGO-- The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week expressed confidence that the Navy will start reaching an integrating manned-unmanned fleet within about a decade. “The promise of unmanned is actually here and right at our doorstep,” Adm. Lisa Franchetti said Tuesday here at the WEST 2024 conference hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute and AFCEA. The CNO said she sees the Navy’s unmanned fleet approach divided into three five year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) periods. “The first…

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