Mainstreaming autonomy: 'Unmanned Warrior' in review

摘要

Speaking at a conference near Portsmouth in October 2014, the then First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, broke the news that the UK Royal Navy (RN) was planning to use a forthcoming 'Joint Warrior' exercise as a proving ground for the "innovative and robust exploitation of maritime autonomous systems". Undertaken predominantly in waters off the northwest coast of Scotland, 'Joint Warrior' provides a multi-threat environment in which UK, NATO, and allied units undertake collective training, including pre-deployment training in tactical formations, in preparation for employment in a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF). Two such exercises are held each year.