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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman Finishes Manta Ray UUV Prototype
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said it completed the assembly of the Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype. Manta Ray is a new class of extra-large UUV gliders that […]
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Navy/USMC
Anduril Demo’d Command and Control System At Navy’s Unmanned Exercise
The Navy used Anduril’s Lattice software to command and control teams of unmanned vehicles during the Navy’s recent Integrated Battle Problem 24.1 exercise. The company on Monday said it served […]
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Unmanned Systems
Saildrone To Integrate Thales Australia Towed Sonar Array Into Surveyor USVs
Saildrone said Monday it is partnering with France’s Thales Australia subsidiary to integrate towed sonar systems onto its largest unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Under a new strategic partnership between the […]
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Uncategorized
Oceaneeing Demos Autonomous Vehicle For Navy and DIU As Potential LDUUV
Oceaneering International, Inc. [OII] said it recently wrapped up a week-long Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) demonstration for the Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) with its platform to prototype for […]
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Navy/USMC
HII CEO Confirms CVN-80 Delays Due To Supply Chain Issues
The president and CEO of shipbuilder HII [HII] on Thursday confirmed supply chain issues are the primary reason why the Navy said delivery of the future USS Enterprise (CVN-80) aircraft […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Awards Boeing $657 Million Mod For Two More MQ-25s
The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $657 million modification to the MQ-25 contract on March 29 to add production and delivery of two more system demonstration test aircraft (SDTA). This […]
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Navy/USMC
First P-8A Sent Off To Get New Baseline Mods
On March 27, the Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Boeing [BA] due to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities. The Navy said these […]
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Navy/USMC
CNO Looks To Invest In Industrial Base During Tenure
This week, the Navy’s top officer said she sees a priority of her tenure will be heavily investing in the defense industrial base to help speed up production of major […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Seeks Industry Options For Special Warfare Small USVs
This week the Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry information on small unmanned surface vessel (USV) technologies for Navy special warfare or SEAL teams. The service is […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
DIU Launches AUKUS Electromagnetic Spectrum Prize Challenge
The Pentagon this week said the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a new trilateral prize challenge focused on using offensive and defensive electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) technologies as part of […]