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CNO Tasks NAVWAR Head With New Naval Network

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

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CNO Tasks NAVWAR Head With New Naval Network

Rear Adm. Douglas Small, commander of Naval Information Warfare Systems Command. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) directed the commander of Naval Information Warfare Systems Command with leading a new project to create a new naval network to facilitate connecting future ships, including unmanned vessels. In a memo dated Oct. 1, CNO Adm. Michael Gilday appointed Rear Adm. Douglas Small with building the proper Naval Operational Architecture to connect and enable the future forces as quickly as they need to, called Project Overmatch. “The Navy’s ability to establish and sustain sea…

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