unmanned systems

The Navy on Tuesday said it successfully completed underwater explosion shock testing (UNDEX) for its newest unmanned minesweeper, the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS). The UISS is an Unmanned Surface […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Martin Defense Group to move to Phase 2 of the Manta Ray unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) […]

The Navy announced it intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) early next year for the design, development and production of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block […]

The Navy said Tuesday that it conducted a ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony for facilities that aim to be the focus of testing new unmanned surface and undersea vehicles. Two facilities, […]

The Navy is planning to host a workshop in February with industry and academia to explore and better understand the state of unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) system capabilities and identify […]

The Navy Department is preparing to host a new set of unmanned prize challenge competitions Nov. 16 -19 it advertises as “Blue Angles for geeks,”  that aims to help accelerate […]

The Navy on Nov. 2 announced an industry day for unmanned systems research and development later this month ahead of a planned contract. “The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division […]

The Navy’s latest future aviation vision plans expects the service to save $300 million annually due to a maintenance effort and leaves out earlier consideration of adding a light carrier […]

There is promise in Navy unmanned systems from capabilities to cost savings, but the Senate Armed Services Committee is wary of putting the “cart ahead of the horse” in various […]

The Navy’s new Middle East-based unmanned integration task force completed its first exercise with U.S. and Bahrain naval forces this week. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed exercise New […]