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Navy to Add New Senior Leader, Office Focused on Unmanned Systems

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

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Navy to Add New Senior Leader, Office Focused on Unmanned Systems

The X-47B touches down on an aircraft carrier for the first time in July 2013. Photo: U.S. Navy

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced on April 15 the creation of a new office and senior civilian official charged with boosting the profile of unmanned systems.Mabus will appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems to bring together stakeholders and operators and streamline development efforts. Additionally, the service is standing up a new office under the N9 office for warfare systems to “champion” robots, drones and unmanned underwater vehicles and better integrate them in operations, he said…

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