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AAI Readying Unmanned Surface Vessel For Navy RFP

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, August 13th, 2012

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LAS VEGAS--Textron [TXT] subsidiary AAI is gearing up to offer its unmanned surface vessel to the Navy to primarily carry out mine hunting and neutralizing missions but could also be used for surface and anti-submarine warfare, a company executive said this week. AAI is touting its Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) as it awaits a request for proposals later this year from the Navy for the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) mine countermeasures mission module. Stanley DeGeus, an AAI director of advanced…

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