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Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea experiment and demonstrate the poten- strengths of British industry.

Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, added, tial offered by maritime autonomous Taking place in the fall of 2016, Un- “Unmanned Warrior clearly demonstrat- systems within the Joint Warrior opera- manned Warrior saw 40 participants ed the Royal Navy’s ambition to lead tional environment, exploring the feasi- from industry, academia and defense, and win through technological innova- bility of increasing the use of unmanned including the U.S. Navy and NATO’s tion. Unmanned maritime systems will and autonomous systems in delivering Center for Maritime Research and Ex- change how we operate, but they’re just maritime capability, featuring the latest perimentation, operating unmanned and the start. Our pursuit of new technolo- unmanned system technologies for air, autonomous vehicles, sensors and soft- gies and ideas – from big data to 3D- surface and sub-surface use. ware in the air, on the surface and un- printing – will ensure we remain one of Joint Warrior provides a complex en- derwater in an exercise predominantly the most capable and successful navies vironment in which U.K., NATO and funded by the participants that provided in the world.” allied units can go through training a showcase for the demonstration of together in tactics and skills for use in products in a tactically relevant environ-

Delivering Maritime Capability a combined joint task force. The exer- ment. Commander Pipkin commented,

When the Unmanned Warrior program cise runs through a range of scenarios, “The overall value [of Unmanned War- was completed in line with the U.K. including crisis and con