
The Navy plans to operate alongside unmanned robotic systems on land, at sea and in the air by 2020, and has established a specific command position to lead rapid innovation and fielding of unmanned systems in pursuit of that goal.Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said Oct. 27 that within five years Marines will fight alongside an entire integrated family of robotic systems and that a squadron outfitted exclusively with undersea unmanned vehicles (UUVs) would deploy on an independent mission.Mabus…