13-02-2026 03:57 via defenseone.com

CNO: ‘I need my stuff on time’

SAN DIEGO, California—Deliver what we ask for on time. That’s the terse message two maritime service chiefs are sending to industry.  “What I need is: when I have a contract with you, you deliver it on time. That's really what I need. I don't know how to sugarcoat that. It's impossible to sugarcoat that. I need my stuff on time,” Adm. Daryl Caudle, chief of naval operations, told attendees Wednesday at the annual WEST Conference. “We just have to be very t
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