To successfully compete in distributed maritime operations, particularly with China, the Navy and the other military services are in the process of establishing digital readiness performance goals, a top service official said earlier today. Joan Johnson, the Navy's deputy assistant secretary for research development, test and engineering, said the service's systems engineering domain must move from being "digitally aware" to being "digital practitioners" -- and artificial intelligence is a "critical component." "We are continuing to put a concerted effort ...