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240923-N-GB257-1003 Key West, FL (September 23, 2024) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic participated in U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s annual Hybrid Fleet Campaign (HFC) event in Key West Harbor from Sept. 19 to 26. During the experiment that involved two dozen unmanned air/surface/underwater vehicles, NIWC Atlantic assessed how emerging communications capabilities integrated with unmanned systems both ashore and aboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10). The hybrid fleet is a Joint Warfighting Concept designed to deter and defeat any enemy through the integration and scaling of unmanned platforms to the fleet level.Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released)