Navy Integrating Unmanned Surface Vessels, Zumwalt DDGs Into Fleet Battle Problem Exercise
The Navy is taking steps to integrate its Zumwalt-class destroyers and its unmanned surface vessels into operational plans and will…
Chinese Navy Crafts Unmanned Sea Hunter Knock-off
A candid photograph posted on Chinese social media sheds light on a Chinese project to develop an unmanned ship similar…
Navy Pushing to Maintain 2023 USV Program of Record Timeline
Several Navy program officials and resource sponsors today outlined how they’ll spend the next couple years giving Congress enough confidence…
PACFLEET Preparing for 2021 Unmanned Fleet Battle Problem
Early next year, U.S. Pacific Fleet will assemble the unmanned systems the Navy has deployed to the Indo-Pacific for an…
Navy Awards Contract for First Vessel In Its Family of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
The Navy has awarded a contract for the first unmanned surface vessel it will design and build on its own,…
Program Office Maturing USVs, UUVs With Help From Industry, International Partners
The Navy’s transition from prototype to program of record for its portfolio of unmanned surface and undersea systems is being…
One Year In, SURFDEVRON Ready to Speed Up At-Sea Testing, Prototype Deliveries
One year after the stand-up of the Navy’s development group to test new concepts in surface warfare, the command is…
Sea Hunter USV Will Operate With Carrier Strike Group, As SURFDEVRON Plans Hefty Testing Schedule
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy’s experimentation squadron for unmanned surface vessels has big plans for its second year that include…
VADM Brown: Future Fleet Must Be Bigger, Leverage Unmanned Vessels
The Navy needs a bigger fleet – and while ongoing budget talks don’t sound promising for the buildup of manned…
DSEI: Sea Hunter’s Autonomous Controls Could Support Unmanned Beach Landings
LONDON — Autonomous control systems developed for the Pentagon’s Sea Hunter unmanned ship could also help keep Marine Corps logisticians…