The U.S. Naval Institute on naval innovation / edited by John E. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, John E., Captain, editor.

Series:

U. S. Naval Institute Wheel Bks.

U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Officers' handbooks.

United States.

Naval art and science--Technological innovations--United States.

Naval art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

United States Naval Institute on naval innovation

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Technological changes are inevitable, often of great benefit, and they must be understood by all maritime leaders. Since the Navy's beginnings, it has created, adapted, rejected, and sometimes grudgingly accepted new technologies. Technological changes in the maritime arena have ranged from the highly disruptive transition from sail to steam propulsion to the adoption of nuclear power for submarines and surface ships. This entry into the Wheel Book series considers the nature of technological innovation in the U.S. Navy, and it discusses the manner in which the Navy is currently adopting new technologies like robotic and autonomous systems, CYBER, and LASERS.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Editor's Note

Introduction

PART I: THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE

1. "Innovation: The Father of All Necessity

2. "A Time to Innovate, a Time to Steal

3. "Recapturing Our Creative DNA

4. "Adapt, Innovate, and Adapt Some More

5. "Payloads Over Platforms: Charting a New Course

6. "Making Room for Risk: Managing Disruptive Technologies

PART II: THE UNMANNED REVOLUTION

7. "A Few Disruptive Thoughts

8. "Disruptive Technologies: The Navy's Way Forward

9. "Aye, Navy Robot

10. "Drones to the Rescue!

11. "How to Fight an Unmanned War

12. "Unmanned, Unseen, and Under the Sea

PART III: CYBER, THE MOST DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

13. "The Navy's Newest Warfighting Imperative

14. "A New Era in Naval Warfare

15. "Creating Cyber Warriors

PART IV: THOUGHTS ON POSSIBLE FUTURES

16. "The Time for Lasers Is Now

17. "The Railgun Advantage

18. "Print Me a Cruiser

19. "Secretary of Defense Letter Establishing the Defense Innovation Initiative

Index

About the Editor.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61251-854-0

OCLC:

951065303