Priorities Include Improved Data Analysis, Quicker Tech Updates
Future priorities for the sea services may include modular acquisition — the concept of creating and/or buying systems that can be easily swapped out aboard a ship that hasn’t yet aged out of service, Fredenburgh says. “Ship technology isn’t changing that fast, but these other forms of technology are.”
In addition, the Navy and its marine partners are trying to leverage the digital environment and emerging technologies to enhance operations and decision-making, he says.
“How do they collect data, synthesize it, sort that data, make decisions and then send that data back to the best weapon system they have to fix a problem in a warfighting scenario?” he says.
“There are emerging threats that our adversaries are attempting to exploit and take advantage of. The battlefield is increasingly complex. The sea services want to leverage emerging technology and capabilities to meet these challenges.”
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Sea Services Face a Unique Technology Challenge
Mission resiliency is key for all of the military services, the Army and Air Force included, but the sea services have an extra challenge beyond those common throughout the DOD and the Coast Guard: their ships.