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

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  • James J. Wirtz

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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.

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  • James J. Wirtz, 2020. "Innovation for seapower: U.S. Navy strategy in an age of acceleration," Defense & Security Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(1), pages 88-100, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdanxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:88-100
    DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2020.1712026
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