161009-N-PO203-092 LOCHALSH, United Kingdom (Oct. 9, 2016) Lt. Nicolaas Verhoeven from the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) watches over a demonstration of the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Waterside Rapid Deployment Security System (WRDSS) during the first-ever Unmanned Warrior (UW), a research and training exercise designed to test and demonstrate the latest in autonomous naval technologies while simultaneously strengthening international interoperability. The first-ever Unmanned Warrior (UW) is a research and training exercise designed to test and demonstrate the latest in autonomous naval technologies while simultaneously strengthening international interoperability. The U.S. team, led by the Office of Naval Research, is in Scotland to partner with more than 40 international participants from other navies, industry, academia and research laboratories. Unmanned Warrior is part of Joint Warrior, a semiannual Kingdom-led training exercise designed to provide NATO and allied forces with a unique multi-warfare environment in which to prepare for global operations. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)