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We cannot wait until 2030 for some capabilities,\u201d said Rear Adm. Eric Malbruno, the deputy for planning and programs in the office of the Navy Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To do so, the service needs to embrace and field disruptive technologies, and specifically off-the-shelf capabilities, he told reporters during a press briefing in Paris. The briefing kicked off the biennial conference organized by the French naval industry group GICAN \u2013 which stands for Groupement des Industries de Construction et Activit\u00e9s Navales \u2013 held ahead of the Euronaval trade conference scheduled for Oct. 18-22 here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and directed-energy and electromagnetic weapons were key technology areas where the Navy is looking for products that are ready for operational testing out-of-the-box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnmanned vehicles at large \u2026 are one of the domains where we are not at the state of the art, but we are recovering some experience on that,\u201d Malbruno said. As an example, he referenced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/09\/02\/french-navy-takes-delivery-of-new-mini-drones-for-reconnaissance\/\"><u>the service\u2019s recent delivery of a new mini UAS dubbed SMDM<\/u><\/a><u><b> <\/b><\/u>for \u201cSyst\u00e8mes de Mini-Drones a\u00e9riens embarqu\u00e9s de la Marine,\u201d built by Airbus subsidiary Survey Copter. The Navy in 2020 signed a contract worth \u20ac19.7 million ($19.73 million) for 11 systems, which includes 22 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SMDM is a \u201cgreat illustration of a successful integration of light capability that significantly increases the platform capability,\u201d Malbruno said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Camcopter S-100 UAV, built by Austrian company Schiebel Group, is another example of a recent off-the-shelf drone procurement for the Navy, Malbruno said. 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