
How to Build and Operate a 500-Ship U.S. Navy
By Lt. Cmdr. U.H. (Jack) Rowley, USN (Ret.) 03/16/2023 In an address at the 2022 AFCEA/US Naval Institute “West” conference, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday revealed the Navy’s goal to reach 500 ships by adding approximately 150 unmanned maritime vehicles to the Navy’s inventory. This plan added additional detail to the Navy’s Unmanned