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n September 2024, the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations, systems bring to any navy.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti, issued her Chief of Naval Op- While the ? rst three components of Project 33 represent ar- erations Navigation Plan for America’s War? ghting Navy. eas that the Navy has been seeking to improve for some time,

IThis Navigation Plan embodies “Project 33” in recogni- the most intriguing part of the CNO’s Navigation Plan is the tion of the fact that Admiral Franchetti is the 33rd Chief of goal of scaling robotic and autonomous systems to integrate

Naval Operations. Project 33 sets targets for enabling the U.S. more platforms at speed.

Navy to make strategically meaningful gains in the fastest possible time. This Plan has several components: The “Why” Behind the Commitment to Uncrewed Systems –The readiness component of the Navigation Plan has Unmanned capabilities not only keep sailors out of harm’s the goal of eliminating ship, submarine and aircraft main- way, but they provide opportunities to greatly expand the sea tenance delays and restoring critical infrastructure that service’s war? ghting capacity at less cost than traditional sustains and projects the ? ght from shore. Navy vessels. The Navigation Plan adds more granularity to –The people component of the Navigation Plan notes the “why” behind the Navy’s commitment to unmanned sur- the goal of recruiting and retaining the force needed to ? ll face vessels. It notes that robotic and autonomous systems, of? cer, chief petty of? cer and enlisted ranks and deliver- by augmenting the multi-mission conventional force, will pro- ing a quality of service for Navy personnel. vide opportunities to expand the reach, resilience, and lethal- –The operational component of the Navigation Plan in- ity of the combined manned-unmanned Navy team. volves creating upgraded command centers for the Navy A short-term goal articled in the Navigation Plan is to inte-

Fleet commanders and training for combat to ensure that grate proven robotic and autonomous systems for routine use the Navy has a war? ghting advantage over its adversaries. by the commanders who will employ them and to incorpo- –Finally, the goal to scale robotic and autonomous rate mature unmanned capabilities into all deploying carrier systems to integrate more platforms at speed focuses on and expeditionary strike groups by 2027. The anticipated use capitalizing on the inherent advantages that uncrewed of these unmanned capabilities will focus on key operational www.marinetechnologynews.com 15

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