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PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the ÒMighty ShrikesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Calabrese)

Gilday: 7th Fleet to receive Project Overmatch capabilities

After the Navy wraps up experimentation with the USS Carl Vinson, the service is planning to roll out its Project Overmatch capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, including to…

Jun 7, 2023 By Jon Harper

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday use the 1MC to address the crew aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15). Gilday visited Naval Station Mayport to engage with Sailors, speak to local Navy leadership and tour a number of commands in the area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Austin Collins/Released)

Gilday taking cautious, ‘deliberate’ approach to Navy’s secretive Project Overmatch tech deployments

The sea service is currently deploying the capabilities with the USS Carl Vinson to evaluate their effectiveness.

Apr 6, 2023 By Jon Harper

Two unmanned surface vessels, a Devil Ray T-38 and Saildrone Explorer, operate in the Gulf of Aqaba, Sept. 10, during Eager Lion 2022. (U.S. Navy photo)

Navy to expand unmanned systems campaign to 4th Fleet this summer

A new Navy effort to integrate unmanned systems into 4th Fleet in Central and South America will kick off in July, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced.

Apr 4, 2023 By Jon Harper

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 13, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe/Released)

Gilday: Navy’s big plans to scale Project Overmatch start with USS Carl Vinson

The envisioned network will be "the bedrock for the joint tactical network of the future," he said.

Mar 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)

Navy working to prevent unmanned shipbuilders from monopolizing software integration

The sea service is also keeping an eye on industry to try to prevent shipbuilders from having too much influence over the software and AI integration market…

Sep 14, 2022 By Jon Harper