GAO Report to Congress on the Navy’s Robotic Autonomous Systems

The following is the June 15, 2026, Government Accountability Office report to Congress on Robotic Autonomous Systems: Navy Needs to Address Leadership and Organizational Challenges to Meet Urgent Needs. The report was given to the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.  From the Report What GAO found Recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East prove that robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) are disrupting naval warfare and challenging traditional naval superiority. To provide more adaptable, dispersed operations, the Navy intends to shift away from its World War II-era operating model, which was based on closely knit