The Navy on Thursday introduced a new enlisted specialty for sailors to operate and maintain current and future unmanned robotic weapons and vehicles.
The Navy established the new robotics warfare, or RW, rating for active-duty sailors who would be charged with planning and controlling robotic systems, which the service considers crucial to future warfighting, according to a Navy announcement Thursday. The message described the new specialty’s founding as a “major milestone” in the service’s work toward building a hybrid fleet of complementary manned and unmanned vessels and aircraft.
“This dedicated robotics rating will accelerate development of deep expertise in rapidly advancing autonomous technologies,” the message reads.