
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper last week told sailors unmanned vehicles will allow the Navy to increase over a planned 355 ships. Esper spoke to sailors while visiting the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 17, currently conducting flight deck certifications in preparation for future operations. He said in the future the Navy will have a more balanced force to deliver effects from sea, land, air, space, and cyberspace. “Unmanned will enable us to grow the…