Innovation for seapower: U.S. Navy strategy in an age of acceleration

James J. Wirtz

Defense & Security Analysis, 2020, vol. 36, issue 1, 88-100

Abstract: A call for innovation as a means to outpace the acceleration of technological change and to bolster capabilities quickly is a central theme of contemporary U.S. Naval Strategy. The need for innovation is accepted, but the integration of readily available technologies into the Fleet is slow. Innovation unfolds according to “Navy-Time,” a cycle lasting between a long-decade and thirty-years. To accelerate the innovation process in the U.S. Navy, the article offers a Concept of Operations for Innovation that outlines how a deliberate process of analysis, weaponisation and integration can move new ideas and weapons into the Fleet in a strategically relevant time-frame.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2020.1712026

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