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…
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…
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…
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…
Report on Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The following is the May 5, 2022 Congressional Research Service Report, Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and…
Navy Rethinking Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle After Middle East Tests, Says CNO Gilday
The Navy is rethinking its planned portfolio of unmanned surface vehicles following testing of a variety of USVs in the…
GAO Report on Navy Unmanned Systems
The following is the April 2022 Government Accountability Office report, Uncrewed Maritime Systems: Navy Should Improve Its Approach to Maximize…