 Okay, we'll get started here and once again, I'd like to introduce you again to The president of the Naval War College, we're Admiral Shoshana Chepfield. Oh, please hold your applause for our next guest Dear attendees, I Am honored to introduce our 32nd chief of Naval operations Admiral Mike Gilday Sir we have a wonderful audience for you of students and Our CNO Distinguished International Fellows our faculty members and deans. Thank you, sir for joining us Yeah, it's an honor to join you. Thank you for the invitation. We have about 30 minutes together and so I'll be brief In my comments. I really want to talk about allies and partners And the accelerated path that run with Sharing innovative technologies, but before I do that, I'd like to thank Admiral Chepfield for her service as a president over the past Four years, she's done an outstanding job and I am very pleased that she is moving on to Brussels as a u.s. No rep the NATO military committee and I know that she'll be spectacular in that role as well And serve not only Not only our native our nation very well in that position I'd also like to thank the distinguished international fellows Admiral Saunas Admiral Ferrara Admiral Verma For their continued good work and integration up at the up of the war college And the personal relationship I've had with them over the past four years has been So thank you I'd also like to congratulate mr. Daniel Holland For his role as the chairman of the board of trustees and the executive committee of the naval war college foundation You serve service as well so Let's take all the lines to get this ship underway for a few minutes and talk about as I mentioned I thought that In thinking about the theme of your conference, which is preserving america's leadership role I thought that uh, you know what one of the things that I think is foundational to america's standing in the world As our relationship with our partners and in our case With our fellow navies and all the good work we're doing together every day around the globe But where I wanted to talk about For a few minutes is the Latest trend that i've seen over the past number of years with respect to our sharing technology at a pace At a scope and scale That we haven't witnessed before I say that because It's not it's it's much more of an integrated approach To be getting after key operational problems that are common to many of us and instead of the united states navy Developing a capability and then And then sharing that with others We are also leveraging many of the high tech companies Across the world in many different countries Particularly in the areas of unmanned and ai That are providing us with capability with with operational insights That we did not have At least from companies here in the us and so I think that That sharing back and forth is gaining momentum I think that acus uh the acus agreement Among the us australia and the uk is a good example of that When people think about acus most think about submarine technology, but There's a second pillar of That is allowing us to share technology in the areas of quantum computing Artificial intelligence unmanned machine learning At a scale that we have not before Barriers have been knocked down with respect to information sharing and ensuring of technical data That's allowed us to progress very rapidly In terms of sharing those kinds of groundbreaking technologies quickly We're doing the same with other countries on a bilateral basis And so there are spin-offs To some of the work being done at acus That we're also benefiting our allies and partners and they are benefiting benefiting us So it's been mutually beneficial I know that most of the audience Is familiar with the work that we've done with unmanned in the middle east And I think a highlight of that effort Has been the fact that we've done that with And through allies and partners that has not been a singular us effort by any stretch Not to mention the fact that among these six partners Are all the companies and the technologies that those companies have brought to bear In the areas of unmanned and AI and machine learning As some of you know, we are now Scaling that effort to South America beginning with the world's The world's Longstanding a unit us exercise next month. It's our it's our oldest Longstanding multilateral exercise that will leverage to introduce those unmanned technologies and concepts that we've refined in the middle east And then now we're going to move them to southern command to get after real operational problems that are common To many of the countries and navies in the aor So that would include illicit trafficking it would also include a legal Unregulated fishing and so our idea is to provide an unblinking eye over that activity in order to see it detected And then to take the data that we Gather with unmanned platforms and together with human and sigin and other intelligent sources Give us a more predictable understanding Of how that illegal activity what the sources of it are How it flows through the theater so that we can be much more predictive and effective in terms of countering it There are other applications of of cutting technologies that we're applying Particularly in the areas like under sea and space that we are also sharing with our allies and they're sharing with us across across the world I'd also probably wrap up by talking about just some of the Examples of high-end technologies Aegis would be an example We now have at least a half a dozen countries around the world that use Aegis technology in their ships standard missiles Tomahawk missiles so these are high-end missiles that we broken barriers with respect to Trading that kind of technology the kind of high-end technology with other countries Finding a way to get to yes instead of no and so I think that We've always valued our relationships our close relationships with allies and partners, but I think in today's day and age where Companies and not governments are leading the way with respect to cutting-edge R&D That our navies are really taking advantage of it And I think in a collaborative way to get after problems That we can't solve very easily using techniques and procedures and platforms of the previous century So setting the table with with innovation and Relationships among other navies that are now in some respects Leveraging those technologies. I like to open it up for any questions you might have about that kind of effort or any other Aspects of of the seminar that you have addressed in the past In the past few hours or earlier this week Thank you Thank you, sir and questions for the audience Steve Freire a member of the foundation Curious about your focus on sharing technology With our partners and how that relates to our relationship with china and sharing economic and other technology And how that Fits into our strategy Well, I think first and foremost It's the sharing of the technology Is based on a common vision that we share among allies and partners and that is to ensure that we sustain Uh for the free and open use of the maritime commons Under on and above the sea and that's grounded upon Prosperity global prosperity. So, you know as we've seen since um Since the rules-based international order was really set by breton woods in 1944 That those international norms have been a tide that's raised all boats and so I think that's foundational Uh to sharing Sharing technologies that allow us to continue to ensure that the maritime commons remain free and open That's first and and fundamental and I think that anybody that subscribes or rule to the rules-based International order as it exists now and has existed for the past 70 years Is a welcome partner in terms of in terms of not only operating together, but potentially sharing those kinds of technologies I I think that um If I if I if I understand your question correctly, I hope It's really grounded upon a common vision Good morning cno frank pandolph here You speak about readiness as your number one priority. How are we innovating in the world of training or applying new technologies? to enhance readiness Yeah, thanks, sir. Um, so there there are two ways I think Uh that we really put our shoulder against the first is ready relevant learning Which is expanding training for our sailors well beyond the brick and mortar classrooms To the virtual in a way that is uh much more effective than we've done in the past And allow them to train at a rate in a frequency Uh where they're refreshed At a much faster pace than we've done Then we've done previously where we've sent we've sent sailors to school between duty stations Now we can keep them refreshed at a relatively lower cost but much more effectively While they're in their while they're in their current demands Uh, the second thing that we're leveraging is live virtual constructive training so what lvc Uh much of it is based on technology from the gaming community Is allowing us Uh to train as fleets rather than just as strike groups or amphibious ready groups So we can transpose ships from around the world whether they're underway or they're tied up in port Into a battle scenario And in their combat information centers Give them the sense and the feel that they really are in the fight even if they're pure sight And this is all done. Uh much of it is done Uh virtually it allows us to take F18 super hornets as an example and make them look like adversary fighters It makes the ew signature of those aircraft look like an adversary fighter or bomber And the weapons that come that come off of those aircraft again They have the characteristics or we can simulate the characteristics of an adversary So we can train much more effectively this way particularly Uh with respect to our concept of distributed maritime operations where fleet commanders are responsible for Basically fighting as a fleet and not as just with individual surface action groups or carrier strike groups But in a much more distributed connected Connected manner. So lvc has been a game changer for us in terms of Allowing us to train very effectively as fleets And I'll pause here for any follow-ups on on that stuff Good morning Edmall. Uh commander straff from the german navy. I have a question on the orcas steel um So with the orcas deal my understanding is that um, australia will have nuclear Powered submarines in future and the u.s. Navy will help them One idea is to first as a first step for australia to kind of lease Older virginia class submarines and then Extend to another class of new submarines With you as the responsible office in the u.s. Navy Being responsible for having enough Submarines for for all combatant commands And there are subject matter experts that argue that the u.s. Navy are not building enough Of those virginia class submarines. How do you feel about giving away one of your Or at least two three submarines to the nation whereas you're under pressure to to come up with more submarines. Thank you Well, certainly the trans transferring of submarines is part of the agreement however It's conditioned based and so there are a large number of steps that have to be in place an ecosystem That has to be developed to support any submarines that might be transferred. So The decision to actually execute Is years away And so that's why we have a phased approach With respect to increased port visits of our attack attack submarines to ports in australia as a first step As a second step to have four deployed submarines Probably up to four out of an australian port these ships would be Would be co-crued with australians and that we'd be able to work together To learn How these submarines operate how we sustain them And then there has to be a an ecosystem of course with respect to maintenance And submarine production that has to be developed in australia as well as I would say a culture That is That supports the safe And responsible operation of nuclear powered vessels So there's a number of steps that have to happen and among those of course The sovereign interests of the united states on whether or not we would decrement our own force In numbers to transfer one To the australians or whether by the end of the decade The u.s production lines have increased to the point Where it's easier for us where we actually might have If you for lack of better terms excess capacity To transfer a submarine or more to the australian. So I think the bottom line there is that We're going to work together We are being completely honest and transparent with each other as partners and this would include the The royal navy as well Is an equal partner in this The three of us have to a degree to each step and so it's a it is a complex Um Agreements and a complex I think path forward I have a question about ships, which is I believe the core of the navy We've had problems We've had problem with the uh forward carrier delayed about five years The zoom wall destroyer Doesn't seem to be moving forward And the lcs Is being those that are out there are being decommissioned We're concerned about design and production of ships And can you give us some background on these problems and what's being done about it? I think um, I think key to the issues that you mentioned Is whether or not Our navy has learned from those problems. I would tell you that we have Some examples of that For the columbia class submarine that we're building right now that's actually Slightly ahead of schedule of its 84 month build rate Is the fact that that submarine was at the 83 design complete phase as we started bending steel If I compare that to seawolf was maybe a 25 Ohio class The the previous generation ssbn was at 4 design So, uh, that's one example of learning from mistakes we've made in the past I would tell you another Another example, which is tied to all three of those hulls that you mentioned Is is to do more land-based prototyping To ensure that new technologies that we introduce to our ships are proven before we actually Install them on our on on our ships And so we are doing that with a propulsion plant for the frigates that we're building up in wisconsin We've done that for the columbia class ssbn We've done that for our ddg program, which has been very successful and will continue for ddg x As we design a new class of destroyer One of the things we learned previously Was that we've had most success when navy has been in the lead for the designs with our naval architects Leading the effort. However, it's a collaborative effort with with private shipbuilders. And so for ddg x We are working very closely With bath iron works, uh, as well as huntington angles the two producers of our destroyers So in short, sir, what we're trying to do is learn from those mistakes We made in the past not repeat them to drive down technical risk so that we keep ships under cost or at cost And on schedule We are following that to a t right now with i mentioned columbia, but also the new frigate class We're very optimistic about the new flight three ddg and the transition from flight two to flight three With a new radar with improved dw systems with all the cooling and power systems that support them has gone very well Uh, and so that that particular flight of ddg brings a whole new Generation of capability to us. So I am very optimistic about the path that we're on right now with respect to shipbuilding I say that, uh, I am not overconfident. Uh, we are still learning every day and of course part of the Uh, part of what we want to do here is to learn Uh, and is to self correct and be honest with ourselves so that we don't end up with Uh, a new class of ship where we have significant problems like we've seen in the past I hope that was helpful Sir, uh, major john co in us army I'd like to ask you a question about the maritime implications from the war in ukraine The ukrainian navy has demonstrated a surprising capacity to achieve limited sea denial in the black sea against a stronger russian navy Just would like to hear your thoughts on how they were able to do so and if there are any implications for the us navy Based on the example demonstrated by the ukrainians. Thank you Yeah, I think the ukrainians have have done a marvelous job in terms of targeting They've been very effective in putting ordinance on target in a way that has Changed the behavior of the russian navy at sea. I also think they're used to mines Has also been quite effective. Uh, there's a cleanup there that uh, we're gonna have to deal with but it has been effective in terms of Pushing the russian navy back when you take a look at The numbers of russian ships that are operating in the black sea now It's at a much lower rate than we've seen in the past There's a reason for that that you hint that with respect to the the effectiveness of Of the ukrainians. I think there's a lot to learn there in terms of How they've been able to uh target so well how they've been able to leverage commercial technologies and apply that to uh targeting in ways that Is pretty fundamental to their success and one of the reasons they've been able to do that is because They're their forces now comprised of citizen soldiers and citizen sailors Many of whom were in private industry Many of whom were in high tech industry who bring a who bring a who bring a level of innovativeness To their navy that they didn't have before and to their army that they didn't have before And they're leveraging those technologies. They're building apps. They're using those technology They're using that microprocessing capability off of their handheld devices Very effectively so a lot to learn there in terms of being very agile and flexible And uh being able to uh take advantage of vulnerabilities very quickly And staying one one step ahead of their adversary in doing so Good morning admiral mike mccrabb us navy retired This is not a question. It's more just a comment And kind of a tip of the hat. I do not work for the naval war college But a tip of the hat to them And there are international programs that they run. There's about a hundred international students that are about to graduate this week And along with the hundred every year after the before that they go out and Establish a good solid foundation for interoperability with their services and our services um And they're coming up with new courses on regular basis It's something I don't think a lot of folks in the navy has a full appreciation for But they are on the leading edge of of that uh of those pm a uh initiatives Postgraduate school has 200 international students going in there and of course we have like you've mentioned before the international cno fellows And another 7 000 other students international students going through various training in us navy courses To help man the same Weapon systems that you mentioned earlier. So just wanted to kind of highlight those. Thank you Yeah, thanks for saying that As I said up front, I do think as we talk about the theme of preserving emeritus leadership role I think this is fundamental to that There's been a big There's been an increased investment and I met programs not only in the navy, but across the joint force And we've been challenged with the question. How many more students can you take? And then the next question is where would they come from? Those have not been hard questions to answer and we've tried to do our level best In order to increase those opportunities for allies and partners because to your point might be made more eloquently than I did How important that is? To the future and the relationships that we have with those navies because at the end of the day The technology is one thing, but it's all grounded upon Relationships on a bedrock and on a bedrock of trust and so thanks for your points Good morning, sienna. Thank you for being with us today Tom rodent here of new portward island So I was wondering you I want to go back to the training piece that you were talking about and specifically live virtual constructive And and and we heard earlier today that that our alliances are the secret sauce And so as as we look forward into the future You talked about live virtual constructive and from the joint perspective Could you give us your thoughts on and and are we doing enough from the from the from the combined perspective As we look at the at what the coming conflict might be Are we doing enough from the live virtual constructive perspective? With with our allies and with our partners to be prepared for that fight the big exercises we run Northern edge rim pack, etc. They're great, but they're very expensive And is there a way that we can do it much more cost effectively? Yeah, thanks, sir. I think to your point lvc is the right answer there I will tell you the answer to your question Are we comfortable with where we are the answer to that is no I would never say that we are sharing widely enough And so we're doing a better job. I'm optimistic in the track that we're on an example of that would be project overmatch Which is the navy's contribution to jad c2 that's underway right now with the vincent strike group off the coast of california So that technology we are sharing with key allies and partners and so we're already opening the door in jad c2 On a handshake with the french We initiated navy fourth and fifth gen integrated training. That's an area that we have proceeded very slowly With f-35s, but if we're gonna I think to the to the point that you were making sir the first time that we That we trained together in an integrative way At the at the very highest at the very highest level can't be when we're in combat lvc gives us the ability to do those things At a level that's affordable and I think much more effective and I think it opens the doors for other navies as well There's definitely possibilities that we need to take advantage of with lvc as we expand it. I think that the Uh, I think we are the biggest Constraints to moving out faster with respect to sharing that technology with with allies and partners. So Probably an unsatisfactory answer for you, but I will tell you that we are looking for ways I think the the example with the french is probably among the best where there's been a A hesitation to share f-35 technology with other countries and We got to the point where we said look, we're gonna have to fly with them. We're gonna have to fight with them We're gonna have to find a way To work around some of these constraints so that we can move forward and we did that and so I think that We need to look for ways to open more doors and we need I would encourage those that are graduating this week Not to suffer in silence, but to be more vocal your c&o certainly are When they when they call upon me to do more. So sir, thanks for the question and uh, I think that we need to Continue to look for opportunities to share technology and move forward together. Thanks c&o We want to thank you for your time today I know that you join me in wishing our students who are headed out into the world The very best as they navigate a very complex environment with social media and hyper connectivity and prepare to practice the profession of arms and Possibly have to operate in very austere communication environments. So you've done a great job Leading us here at the naval war college and communicating to us about your priorities Sir our entire community. Thanks you for your leadership and thank you for being with us today Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your time today. I know we're too short But uh as always the questions were very good and gave me something to take back and think about as well So thanks. I wish you all a great conference for the rest of the week and uh, of course, uh, a spectacular graduation on friday. Thank you