Unmanned systems to get more attention in next US Navy force study
The next version of the US Navy’s force structure assessment (FSA) should give a clearer picture of how unmanned systems will fit into the service’s future fleet, according to its second-ranking civilian.
While the 2016 FSA focused on expanding the fleet to 355 ships, up from fewer than 290 today, the new FSA will address a ‘355-plus’ navy, with the ‘plus’ referring to potential enhancements, such as ‘a bigger integration of unmanned vehicles, sensors [and] increased lethality,’ navy undersecretary Thomas Modly said on 4 October.
Unmanned systems are ‘a huge priority for the Navy,’ Modly told the Defense Writers Group
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