Navy needs industry to innovate faster to respond to threats like those in Red Sea, official says

By Abby Shepherd / January 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy needs industry to innovate faster, in ways that will allow the service to respond to rapidly evolving threats like those demonstrated in the Red Sea over the past year, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command said today. “If there's one thing you remember from an industry perspective on this, let it be speed,” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said at the final day of the West 2025 conference. “Speed is a lever. So, for any...

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