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On the recordJuly 14, 2000
since January, I have been working on an initiative that deals with introducing new cutting-edge technology into the combat arms of our Armed Services. The initiative is to have one-third of our airborne deep strike aircraft remotely operated within 10 years, and one-third of our ground combat vehicles remotely operated within 15 years. I asked one of our ``Captains of Industry,'' Mr. Kent Kresa, the Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman, for his assessment of the technical feasibility for such an undertaking. He expressed his unqualified support for the initiative, saying that it was certainly feasible from a technical viewpoint.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing an initiative to introduce new technology into the Armed Services.

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