Navy chief Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the service made at least one change to a weapon system following a deployed sailor’s suggestion.
By Justin KatzTaking the “guesswork” out of AI for defense missions with RAG-V verification
By fact checking the AI through a new verification process for Large Language Models, it’s possible to reduce hallucinations from 5-10 percent to as low as 0.1 percent.
Adm. Lisa Franchetti writes the Navy will “face deep strategic constraints” in the future short of any boost to its budget.
By Justin Katz
The comments from Sen. Dan Sullivan come after a contentious year during which the Navy, Marine Corps and Congress publicly feuded over the state of the amphibious fleet.
By Justin Katz
Addressing a crowd of Navy sailors, officers and industry at the Surface Navy Association’s annual event, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti emphasized a clear focus for the fleet: warfighting.
By Justin Katz
With the Senate in recess, three of the military branches are guaranteed to have acting chiefs of staff. And due to a political impasse, it’s unclear when the situation will be resolved.
By Justin Katz and Ashley Roque
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Unlike a weapon that can be tested, validated, and put on a shelf knowing that it will work when needed, deployed information warfare and cyber capabilities have to be continually tuned and optimized in order to be relevant to the warfighter.
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It’s a major event for the Navy’s high-profile warship, and it happened silently in December.
By Justin Katz
The drone’s deployment reflects the chief of naval operation’s desire to get more unmanned systems out to the fleet quicker.
By Justin Katz
The Navy’s pitch to Congress to embrace unmanned technology is changing, analysts say, to one that embraces the ‘evolutionary’ rather than the ‘revolutionary.’
By Justin Katz
“I’ve concluded, consistent with the analysis, that we need a naval force of over 500 ships,” the Navy’s top admiral told attendees at the West 2022 conference in San Diego.
By Justin Katz
“The ammunition elevators are an exceptional example of a painful process over the past four or five years,” Adm. Michael Gilday said.
By Justin Katz
“Take a look at what China’s really investing in,” Navy CNO Adm. Mike Gilday said. “Yes, they are putting more ships in the water, but they’re investing heavily in anti-ship missiles as well as satellite systems to be able to target ships. And so I’m mindful of that.”
By Paul McLeary
The Naval Strike Missile is one tool that the Navy and Marines are looking to rely on in crafting a response to a new era of long-range threats.
By Paul McLeary
