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Navy Readies To Scale Use Of Unmanned Systems, Expanding To Fourth Fleet In July

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Navy Readies To Scale Use Of Unmanned Systems, Expanding To Fourth Fleet In July
A MARTAC T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel operates during a demonstration off the coast of Bahrain on April 29, 2022 as part of 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 effort to integrate new unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (Photo: U.S. Army by Sgt. David Resnick)

The Navy is readying to scale its use of unmanned systems to the fleet level, with senior leaders announcing plans Tuesday to begin with expanding the effort to the Fourth Fleet in Central and South America this July.  Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro and Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, announced the service will build off the Central Command-based Task Force 59’s success in recent years to advance integration of unmanned capabilities. “We’re ready to expand our unmanned platforms…

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