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Navy May Leverage UUVs To Mitigate Future Gap In Submarine Force

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Friday, June 17th, 2011

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With a looming operational gap in its submarine force structure, the Navy will look to leverage its burgeoning unmanned underwater vehicles to help mitigate that gap, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead said yesterday. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies-sponsored symposium on the future of naval forces, Roughead said some of the “greatest operational breakthroughs” during his time as CNO have come in the field of UUVs. With advancements in propulsion and communication applications in…

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