US Navy Must Improve Process for Developing Autonomous Systems, Watchdog Says

US Navy must improve process for developing autonomous systems, watchdog says

The U.S. Navy needs to reorganize and reimagine the way it invests in autonomous systems if it plans to modernize its approach to warfare effectively, according to a government watchdog.The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Monday released an unclassified version of a March 2025 classified report that dissects the Navy’s robotic and autonomous systems development. The report further provided recommendations for how to make the vision of a…

Despite new PAE, Navy has not fully addressed GAO recommendations to streamline RAS development

The Navy has yet to fully implement a series of Government Accountability Office recommendations issued more than a year ago to improve the development and fielding of robotic and autonomous systems for the service's future hybrid fleet, the watchdog reported today.

GAO Urges Navy to Accelerate Robotic, Autonomous Systems Development

GAO has warned the Navy that its push for autonomous and robotic systems is being slowed by internal hurdles Shifting leadership priorities have reportedly hindered a consistent autonomous technology strategy Congress requested a review of the Navy’s autonomous surface and undersea efforts The Government Accountability Office is urging the U.S. Navy to take additional steps […] The post GAO Urges Navy to Accelerate Robotic, Autonomous Systems De…

GAO Recommends Navy Improve Drone Development Via Reorganization, Iterative Approach

Over a year ago the Government Accountability Office (GAO) gave the Navy recommendations on how to reorganize and shift its approach to robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) in order to […]

GAO: Navy needs to act on challenges to RAS deployment.

As was demonstrated only days ago by the rescue of two crew members from a downed Apache by a Saronic drone boat, the Navy is already successfully deploying Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS) The post GAO: Navy needs to act on challenges to RAS deployment. appeared first on Marine Log.