February 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Navy weighs creating robotic autonomous systems commander amid unmanned push
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said a robotic autonomous systems commander would coordinate across domains.
Two Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessels and the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) operate in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 8.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) WASHINGTON — The Navy is considering establishing a robotic autonomous systems (RAS) commander to oversee unmanned capabilities amid a larger push to integrate unmanned vessels into the rest of the fleet, Chief of Naval Operations Adm.