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Fourth Fleet Seeks Future Watchstander AI Tool

Fourth Fleet Seeks Future Watchstander AI Tool
U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV) unmanned aircraft system on return from resupply mission during UNITAS LXIV Exercise in Covenas, Colombia, July 15, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

As the U.S. Fourth Fleet starts practicing operationalizing unmanned systems, it is interested in ultimately getting watchstander data artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help sift through the added data coming in, an innovation officials hope will help spur more investment in the field. Cmdr. David Edwards, Fourth Fleet Director of Technology and Innovation, told reporters during a media call on July 20 that several systems being used in the Fourth Fleet’s unmanned system testing already have AI stems “baked in…

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