Top U.S. Navy commander urges industry to focus on technology development to compete with China and Russia
Aug 16th, 2021
Unmanned technologies will be important in the near future, as a significant proportion of sea and air assets will be unmanned as early as next decade.
Navy Weapons 16 Aug 2021
WASHINGTON – Top military commanders are urging defense industry leaders to concentrate on new technology for weapons and ships that the Navy needs to compete with rival nations such as China and Russia. Stars and Stripes reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
16 Aug. 2021 -- Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, requested that the defense industry stop lobbying Congress to build equipment the Navy no longer wants and instead focus on technology development that revolves around new technologies and new platforms.
“Lobbying Congress to buy aircraft that we don't need ... it's not helpful,” the Navy's top officer said earlier this month at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference in Washington.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14208622/technology-development-navy-budget
