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Navy research chief’s take on what’s slowing down the fleet’s transformation

September 23, 2021 Eric Lofgren 2

Here is Rear Adm. Selby, chief of naval research, speaking with Vago Muradian: I’m really pushing back at the idea of requirements. I think the […]

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Will the Navy’s battleforce have to shrink before it grows?

September 10, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I’m a big believer right now that the United States Navy is probably gonna have to get smaller before it gets bigger. Right now the […]

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Navy’s plan for managing it’s family of autonomous maritime systems

August 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab (RAIL) is an effort out of the service’s unmanned maritime systems program office… “The vision for the RAIL is that […]

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CBO compares cost of UAS and manned ISR aircraft

June 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Conventional wisdom holds that UASs cost less than manned aircraft because they do not need life support equipment such as oxygen systems, cabin pressurization, and […]

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