GAO: Navy’s XLUUV Undersea Minelayer $242M Over Budget, 3 Years Behind Schedule
A program to develop an unmanned, 80-ton minelaying submarine is three years late and $242 million over budget, according to…
Austal USA Inks Deal with Saildrone to Build Wind-powered Drones as USV Work Expands
By the end of the year, Austal USA’s yard will start producing sail-powered, unmanned surface vessels for the Navy and…
Report on Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The following is the Aug. 29, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and…
Unmanned Surface Vehicle Mariner Next Ghost Fleet Vessel to Join the Navy
ABOARD OVERLORD USV MARINER IN ANNAPOLIS, MD., – In a small ceremony on Tuesday, the Navy christened its latest Ghost…
Report on Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The following is the July 26, 2022 Congressional Research Service Report, Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and…
New Navy Unmanned Division to Serve as Bridge Between Program Office, Fleet
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII – A new California command for unmanned surface vessels will be the bridge between the…
RIMPAC 2022: Navy Teaming Warships with Unmanned Surface Vessels
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII – With its four experimental unmanned surface vehicles in Hawaii, the Navy is testing news…
New Marine Littoral Regiment Will Make Debut in This Year’s RIMPAC Drills
Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment will join ground forces along with a fleet of ships, submarines and aircraft from…
Cruiser USS Vicksburg Nearly Finished with Modernization Program, Set For Decommissioning
A Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser the Navy wants to decommission next year is nearly finished with a modernization overhaul that costs…
New Navy Unmanned Command Will Send 4 Experimental Large USVs to RIMPAC
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A quartet of experimental unmanned surface vessels will set sail for Hawaii this summer…