Textron Systems in partnership with the Navy is researching how its unmanned surface vessel could use autonomous technology in conjunction with "smart weapons" to ultimately fulfill a fire and indirect fire mission for the service, a company executive told Inside the Navy in a Jan. 24 interview. "What it [the research] really has to do with is centered around layers of autonomy," said Wayne Prender, senior vice president of applied technology and advanced programs at Textron. Textron's Common Unmanned Surface...