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Navy/USMC

Boeing Wins $43 Million Contract To Build Four Orca XLUUVs

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

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Boeing Wins $43 Million Contract To Build Four Orca XLUUVs

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

San Diego -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Boeing [BA] a $43 million contract modification to build four Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs), according to a contract announcement. XLUUVs are over 54 inches in diameter and have long endurance and ranges. They may support missions including mine countermeasures; anti-submarine warfare; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). The Navy describes the Orca program as an accelerated acquisition program for a pier-launched vehicle originating as a response to a joint…

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