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Navy Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighting Development Center

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Navy Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighting Development Center
From left to right, Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, Rear Adm. Melvin Smith, commander of Submarine Group Two (COMSUBGRU 2), and Lt. Cmdr. Johnny Kim, the senior attending representative for the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems, cut the ribbon at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk, Va. on Sept. 24, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino).

Navy leadership on Thursday established the service’s newest development center, focused on operational employment of robotic and autonomous systems. The Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle officially established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va. The new Echelon 3 warfighting development center will operate under U.S. Fleet Forces Command and specifically serve as the Navy’s Fleet-facing operational…

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