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Gen. Eric Smith, who heads the service\u2019s combat development and integration office, said last fall during a roundtable with reporters that the goal was to field as many drones as possible with a mix of payloads that would, like the Navy\u2019s Distributed Maritime Operations concept, confuse the adversary, who wouldn\u2019t know if the drone is carrying medical supplies or a lethal payload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to be efficient, I want to be effective,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIf the vessel is cheap enough that I can send three out but only need one to get there, well that\u2019s terribly inefficient but super effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd if we\u2019re going to do cost imposition and you are the adversary, I guess you are going to need to target all three.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for unmanned surface vessels. 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