Navy Creates Robotic and Drone Warfighting Development Center

The U.S. Navy has created a new Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center to speed up how unmanned systems are tested, trained, and integrated into fleet operations. The center will be based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia and operate under U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Its mission includes developing tactics, training sailors, and creating implementation plans for command structure and resources. The move signals the Navy’s push to make drones and autonomous systems a more central part of future warfare.