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Boeing and HII Partner For Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Boeing Testing XLUUV-Like Vehicle

Thursday, June 8th, 2017

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Boeing and HII Partner For Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Boeing Testing XLUUV-Like Vehicle

The Echo Voyager unmanned undersea vehicle, the basis for the design of the Navy's Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing [BA] and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] are starting a partnership on the design and production of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), Boeing said on Thursday.The companies are combining teams in support of the U.S. Navy’s emerging Extra Large UUV (XLUUV) program. The partnership, finalized last month, will use the companies’ design and production facilities in Huntington Beach, Calif.; Newport News, Va.; and Panama City, Fla. XLUUVs are usually categorized as over 54 inches in diameter.The XLUUV may support multiple missions…

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