The Navy needs a bigger fleet – and while ongoing budget talks don’t sound promising for the buildup of manned warships that some had envisioned, the surface force is working hard to quickly bring unmanned vessels into the force to expand its reach and capability. Vice Adm. Richard Brown, the commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force Pacific, told a small group of reporters that “we need a larger fleet. The world is not getting any safer, and what the Navy brings to world security is just tremendous.” “Whether the number’s 355, 365, 345, it’s somewhere around there,” … Continue reading VADM Brown: Future Fleet Must Be Bigger, Leverage Unmanned Vessels