Much ink has been spilled regarding the U.S. Navy’s hybrid fleet, a concept first articulated by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and embraced by his successor, Adm. Lisa Franchetti. The basics of this initiative were described in the “Force Design 2045” which called for 350 crewed ships and 150 large uncrewed maritime vessels […]
George Galdorisi
George Galdorisi is a career naval aviator and national security professional. His 30-year career as a naval aviator culminated in 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer,
commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff. He is a 40-year Coronado resident and
enjoys writing, especially speculative fiction about the future of warfare. He is the author of 16 books, including four consecutive New York Times best sellers.
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Op-Ed: The U.S. Navy and the ‘Hybrid Fleet’
The U.S. Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In an address at a military-industry conference, then-chief of naval operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, revealed the Navy’s goal to grow to 500 ships, to include 350 crewed ships and 150 uncrewed maritime vessels. This plan has been dubbed the “hybrid fleet.” […]
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Op-Ed: The U.S. Navy’s new navigation plan
Perspective The U.S. Navy has been forthcoming in its strategies designed to ensure peace and stability on the global commons working with allies and partners. These strategies have contributed to the security and prosperity of all nations touched by the oceans. Whether manifested in documents such as “Advantage at Sea” and “Americas Warfighting Navy,” these […]
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Op-Ed: The U.S. Navy harnesses emerging technology to defeat deadly sea mines
For centuries, sea mines have presented an affordable and effective option in naval warfare. That threat remains today. However, what is equally concerning is the recent use of sea mines by terrorist groups and other non-state actors as cheap and plentiful weapons to hazard commercial vessels and disrupt commerce on the oceans. The U.S. Navy […]
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Op-Ed: A military mission as old as warfare itself: intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
For centuries, commanders have struggled to collect enough information about the adversary in order to give them the edge in combat. As the Duke of Wellington famously said, “All the business of war is to endeavour to find out what you don’t know by what you do; that’s what I call guessing what’s on the […]
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Op-Ed: Reagan National Defense Forum highlights the relevance of new technologies on the battlefield
The Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) is one of the most important national security dialogues of the year. “Everyone who is anyone” in the national security space is either an invited speaker or an in-person attendee. Given Coronado’s long association with the U.S. military, as well as today’s substantial military presence and number of residents […]
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Op-Ed: International efforts accelerate the development of uncrewed maritime systems
During the first two decades of the 21st century, due to the exigencies of land wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, uncrewed aerial systems and uncrewed ground systems saw an explosive growth in their development and use. Today, in an era of great power competition, uncrewed maritime systems have begun to take center stage […]
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Op-Ed: Military-Industry Conference highlights the importance of Uncrewed Vessels
For the U.S. Navy, unmanned systems – especially uncrewed maritime systems – offer the promise of providing the U.S. military with an asymmetric advantage over potential adversaries.
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Op-Ed: Has the war in Ukraine changed everything?
We have now passed the 18-month point of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While it will take years to unpack all of the lessons learned from this conflict, some things have already become clear. Topping that list is the use of uncrewed systems in this conflict. The media has been all but saturated with stories regarding […]
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Op-Ed: The promise and perils of Artificial Intelligence
The 30-year naval aviator who had 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer, commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff provides his insight on AI.
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Op-Ed: The Navy accelerates its innovation journey
Whether it was the transition from sail to steam, or the advent of steel warships to replace wooden ones, or the change from the battleship to the aircraft carrier to the centerpiece of the Navy fleet, these changes helped the U.S. Navy dominate at sea.
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Op-Ed: How will future wars evolve and be fought?
Fortunately, there is a new, cutting-edge, practice that the U.S. military is leveraging to ensure that we are more-ready for future conflicts than our adversaries. It is called “Useful Fiction” or FICINT (Fictional Intelligence).