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Nevertheless, Adm. Roughead said the current relationship between the two navies is 'one that is positive. '

"I don't think I've been as excited about anything as the unmanned carrier aircraft, " Roughead said in an interview with Danger Room.

But Roughead directed the Navy's mad scientists at the Office of Naval Research to go full-bore into laser research.

Propulsion and energy systems aren't at the point where Roughead's dream is feasible.

"It will have no bearing on anything we're doing with our budget, " Roughead told Defense News following a forum in Washington.

Of course, scientists and flag officers have been predicting the dawn of the laser age since Roughead was in grammar school.

As the top U. S. naval officer for the past four years, Roughead hasn't been the flashiest or most charismatic man in uniform.

U. S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead said last week that the operational costs in Libya were negligible.

Both Keating and Roughead said China's actions did not signal that Hong Kong was no longer a reliable port for U. S. ships.

But on a rainy New England afternoon recently, Roughead made clear that's the course he thinks his successors need to chart.

Adml Roughead even speaks warmly of low-level co-operation with a China-wary Vietnam.

Did Roughead think robotic subs will get weaponized like their deadly flying cousins?

If they wanted Roughead to focus on where he's brought the Navy, he was not really in the mood.

"I am always looking at where the force posture should be, " said Adml Roughead.