Unmanned (All Services)

The Navy awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] a $35 million contract on Monday for the detail design and fabrication of a prototype Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). The contract also includes […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems said Thursday it recently tested flying a mini-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The company said the mini-UAS has a takeoff weight […]

An amendment to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill Tuesday directs a report on naval subsystem technology development, echoing similar Senate concerns. […]

The House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee’s mark of the FY 2021 defense authorization bill would limit the Navy’s speed in producing unmanned vessels and limit retiring vessels […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) FY 2021 defense authorization bill largely follows the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but adds long lead funding for other vessels and restricts acquisition for unmanned […]

Elbit Systems [ESLT] on Monday said its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) finished a set of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) trials with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) last October. […]

The Navy issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on May 22 for Combat System (CS) Ship Integration and Test (SI&T) for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles […]

The Navy released the Request For Proposals (RFP) for the Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) on May 21. According to a May 22 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) statement, this […]

The Navy said it plans to host virtual industry days on June 16-17 to brief industry on the Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program. A May 21 notice to […]

The Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) May 15 looking into sources for specific 40mm grenades to be used in counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). The RFI notice, posted to […]