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CNO Unsure If Navy Will Need MUSVs, Explains Retiring Ground-Based Growlers

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

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CNO Unsure If Navy Will Need MUSVs, Explains Retiring Ground-Based Growlers

The formerly DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program full-scale Sea Hunter demonstration vehicle, used for modeling as a Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV). (Photo: DARPA)

The Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday said he was unsure if the future force would need a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel at all and separately explained why the fiscal year 2023 budget seeks to retire ground-based EA-18G Growler aircraft. By around 2030 “I think we’ll be in a better place with [the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel]. I don’t know if we’ll have a medium unmanned or not,” Adm. Michael Gilday said during an event at the Center for Strategic…

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