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RDML John Okon

Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

Recently the United States Navy and NOAA signed an agreement to jointly expand the development and operations of unmanned maritime systems in the nation’s coastal and world’s ocean waters. RDML John Okon, Commander, Naval Meteorology and

Oceanography Command, shares his insights on the direction and pace of the use of unmanned maritime systems for the Navy’s future.

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