Navy Claims a Strong Technical Foundation Ahead of Testing New Classes of Unmanned Ships
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy has a more straightforward path to developing and fielding unmanned surface vessels than many…
New Surface Squadron Receiving Unmanned Sea Hunter Ahead of Tests with Zumwalt Destroyers
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy’s new surface development squadron will soon receive its first unmanned vehicle to begin experimenting…
Navy Issues Draft Request for Proposal for Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle
The Navy has put a call out to industry to send in ideas for its planned fleet of corvette-sized unmanned…
Surface Warfare Directorate Still Considering Large Combatant Requirement; MUSV RFP Released
ARLINGTON, Va. – The new director of surface warfare is still considering what the Navy needs from upcoming manned and…
Navy Stands Up Surface Development Squadron for DDG-1000, Unmanned Experimentation
The Navy is standing up an organization today that will be dedicated to experimenting with new unmanned vessels, weapons and…
Navy Planning Aggressive Unmanned Ship Prototyping, Acquisition Effort
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy has tightly coupled early prototyping efforts and future acquisition efforts for medium and large…
Navy, Pentagon Looking Across Services’ Budgets for Truman Refueling Funding
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is unsure what spending items, if any, it will have to give up now…
Sea Hunter Unmanned Ship Continues Autonomy Testing as NAVSEA Moves Forward with Draft RFP
THE PENTAGON – The Navy released a draft request for proposals for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle as the Office…
Panel: Unmanned Surface Vessels Will be Significant Part of Future U.S. Fleet
The Navy’s next force structure assessment likely will add significant numbers of large and medium-sized unmanned surface vessels to meet…
Navy Betting Big on Unmanned Warships Defining Future of the Fleet
THE PENTAGON – The Navy has more questions than answers on how it will use unmanned warships in the future,…