Navy 'hedge strategy' will underpin forthcoming CNO guidance

CNO outlines role of unmanned systems in Navy's new 'hedge strategy'

The Navy is betting on one of the only certainties in future warfare: it is unpredictable. And the service’s top officer offered new details this week on how tech will fit into that volatility. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle officially announced Tuesday the Navy’s latest approach to investing in and then deploying capabilities for conflict called “hedge strategy,” a concept he previewed earlier this month.  Under this framework, unm…

Navy 'hedge strategy' will underpin forthcoming CNO guidance

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle is preparing to unveil a new strategic guidance centered on a "hedge strategy" that will see the Navy develop new formations of manned and unmanned platforms to address specific operational scenarios. These tailored forces are intended to lessen the workload on the Navy’s general-purpose fleet and avoid developing a “brittle, single-purpose force that is either over-built for the high-end fight and und…