US Navy, Marine Corps release unmanned campaign plan

摘要

March 2021 saw the US Navy and Marine Corps release an 'Unmanned Campaign Plan' that describes a strategy for making unmanned systems an integral part of warfighting. Using a capabilities-based approach, the US Navy and Marine Corps believe they can build a future in which unmanned systems are 'at the front line' and provide a competitive advantage. The framework has five goals, including: advancing manned-unmanned teaming effects within the full range of naval and joint operations; building a digital infrastructure that integrates and adopts unmanned capabilities at speed and scale; incentivizing rapid incremental development and testing cycles for unmanned systems; disaggregating common problems and scaling solutions across platforms and domains; and creating a capability-centric approach for the use of unmanned systems. The framework provides a strategy for integrating unmanned systems to provide lethal, survivable, and scalable effects supporting future maritime missions. At the heart of this effort are detailed technology maturation and acquisition roadmaps within a classified plan of action and milestones. The objective is to innovate quickly to provide solutions for complex problems in current and future conflicts.