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240936-N-GB257-1036 Key West, FL (September 25, 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.