:

Navy/USMC

Navy Mulls New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighter Role To Integrate Drones Into Strike Groups

Thursday, February 12th, 2026

SHARE:

Navy Mulls New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighter Role To Integrate Drones Into Strike Groups

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

SAN DIEGO – Navy leadership is starting to consider creating a Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) warfighting commander within carrier strike groups to coordinate drone operations the service tackles how to organize unmanned systems, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) told reporters on Tuesday. “I think ideally, where my head is, and we're not there yet, is I need a RAS warfighting commander. It's almost a joint task force commander just for these systems alone,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said ahead…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]