US Navy Chief Favors Speeding Up Unmanned Programs

MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2008) The guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG-8) embarks an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle. This is the first time a Fire Scout has deployed with the U.S. Navy ship. Fire Scout will assist McInerney during its next counter illicit trafficking deployment to Latin America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly Boynton)

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's top admiral said on Monday he hoped to speed up work on unmanned weapons systems, including underwater vehicles and an unmanned combat plane being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp.

"I tend not to want to put things off. I'd rather put a little pressure on the system and get things done," Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead told reporters after a speech to the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

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My Comment: Everyone is jumping on the development of unmanned weapon systems .... including the U.S. Navy.