Small: Navy needs to better quantify the value of unmanned systems

By Audrey Decker / November 2, 2021 at 3:27 PM
The Navy needs to determine how to quantify the value of unmanned systems to give new systems the same value as legacy systems, a service official said today. The challenge isn’t proving that the Navy needs unmanned systems; every strategy document released over the past few years has pointed to the fact that the Navy needs these systems, according to Capt. Pete Small, program manager of unmanned maritime systems. “The challenge is: how do you value unmanned systems and then...

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