Pacific Fleet kicks off test of unmanned capabilities, will feature 'live-fire offensive exercise'

By Jordan Wolman / April 20, 2021 at 3:47 PM
The Pacific Fleet's Integrated Battle Problem 21 will include three so-called "vignettes" over the course of the next week off the coast of San Diego in order to integrate manned and unmanned capabilities "into the most challenging operational scenarios." One such vignette is a "complex . . . live fire offensive exercise" in which an offensive missile will be shot "at range" to strike a target, according to Rear Adm. James Aiken, the commander of Carrier Strike Group Three, who...

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