New Torpedo Tube-launched Drones Will Turn U.S. Attack Sub Fleet into ‘UUV Motherships,’ Says Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. – In the near future, the U.S. nuclear attack submarine fleet will be able to launch and recover…
Navy Taps One-Star To Drive LCS Program Improvements
The Navy has installed a one-star admiral to oversee a task force focused on refining the employment, maintenance and reliability…
Navy Developing Land-Based Unmanned Vehicle Testing Sites as Early Design Work Continues
The Navy is making arrangements for land-based testing of its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel prototype and eyeing similar plans for…
Navy Takes Delivery of Sea Hawk Unmanned Vessel
This post has been updated to correct the builder of the Sea Hunter platform for DARPA. A second medium-sized unmanned…
Navy Hopes to Deploy its Early Razorback UUVs Soon Even As Development Continues on Updated Capability
The Navy plans to deploy the early models of its Razorback medium-sized unmanned underwater “as soon as we can” even…
Navy to Expand Land-Based Testing for Unmanned Vessels, Conduct Offensive Firepower Analysis for USVs
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of…
Navy Working on Better Maintainability, Self-Sufficiency for LCS and Rest of Surface Fleet
Navy officials in Washington and on the waterfront are trying to help the Littoral Combat Ships grow more reliable and…
Navy Releases Final RFP for Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Program
The Navy released the final request for proposals (RFP) for its Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) Phase 2…
DARPA Testing the Limits of Unmanned Ships in New NOMARS Program
As the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) explores designs for a ship that could operate without humans aboard, the…
Naval Surface Forces Kicks Off Follow-On LCS Study To Refine Maintenance, Reliability Issues
The Navy kicked off another study of the Littoral Combat Ship that is meant to follow up on the major…