The navy-after-next will be a ‘hybrid fleet.’ This concept was first articulated by then-Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Michael Gilday and embraced by his successor, Admiral Lisa Franchetti. The concept of the hybrid fleet evolved due to the US Navy’s ongoing challenge of building enough crewed ships to adequately meet its global commitments. A recent report by the Department of the Navy (DON) Science and Technology Board entitled The Path Forward on Unmanned Systems seeks to help accelerate the path to a hybrid fleet. We are leveraging the success of the Navy’s unmanned task force as well as the disruptive capabilities office. How would this CONOPS for a hybrid fleet evolve?