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Speed Is the Word for the Sea Service

It’s not fast ships and aircraft, but rapid capability deployment for the fleet.

A U.S. Navy operations specialist communicates with bridge wing watchstanders aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Sterett. The Navy is moving full speed ahead on its modernization efforts, but it needs more rapid insertion of information technologies into the fleet and ashore. U.S. Navy photo

A sonar technician simulates counterfire during an antisubmarine warfare drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain. The Navy is exploring advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence to deal with the rapidly increasing amount of sensor data flooding naval intelligence systems. U.S. Navy photo