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The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It’s Time to Put Them to Work.

gCaptain21 October 2026, 19:46 UTC

By Chris Servello (OpEd) After years of testing and debating how unmanned surface vessels fit into the fleet, the Navy is starting to show what these systems can do. And...

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