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 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 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…
Navy to Use Sea Hunter in Fleet Exercises as Unmanned Systems Experimentation Continues
As the Navy experiments with its unmanned surface vehicle prototypes, the service plans to employ the Sea Hunter Medium USV…
USV, UUV Squadrons Testing Out Concepts Ahead of Delivery of Their Vehicles
Development squadrons working with unmanned underwater and surface vehicles are moving out quickly to develop concepts of operations and human-machine…
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…
Navy Autonomy Lab Would Test, Integrate Software Advances to Bring More Capability to Unmanned Fleet
The Navy is kicking off a pilot program for an autonomy lab that would eventually help test and integrate new…
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…
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…
CNO Richardson Wants Aggressive Timelines for New Weapons, Operational Concepts in Updated Navy ‘Design’
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson lays out aggressive acquisition goals and overhauls in how the Navy develops new…