Navy eliminates unmanned systems directorate

By Justin Doubleday / February 13, 2017 at 12:56 PM
The Navy has eliminated a recently established directorate for unmanned systems on the chief of naval operations' staff, with the programs it sponsored being redistributed to other organizations. The unmanned systems directorate (N99) was eliminated last week, a little more than a year and a half after it was officially established in September 2015. Adm. Bill Moran, the vice chief of naval operations, announced the move in a Feb. 8 email to flag officers, saying the move was being made...

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