Congratulations to ENS Daniel Umpa (USNA, Systems, '09)!
He was announced as the winner of the "Commander William Earl Fannin, Class of 1945, Capstone Essay Contest". His essay, "The Pilotless Squadron" which discusses the obstacles for adoption of unmanned systems (AUVs in particular) in the US military, appeared in the September issue of the Proceedings of the US Naval Institute.
Note: You have to be a Proceedings Subscriber to see the full article (sorry!)
http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/archive/month.asp?ID=277