Navy research chief emphasizes accelerating warfighting capabilities

By Linda Hersey / April 13, 2023 at 4:58 PM
The Navy seeks to bring more urgency to moving innovative technologies in the lab to warfighting capabilities in the field, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby said Thursday at a National Defense Industrial Association conference. Across the forces, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is prioritizing fiscal year 2024 investments in microelectronics at $892 million; biotechnology and warfighter protection, $390 million; artificial intelligence, $322 million; cyber technology, $208 million; space, $200 million; and hypersonic missiles, $131 million. Senior...

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