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Unmanned systems to get more attention in next US Navy force study

5th October 2018 - 11:15 GMT | by Marc Selinger in Washington, DC

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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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