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First Operational ORCA XLUUV To Be Delivered Early 2025

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First Operational ORCA XLUUV To Be Delivered Early 2025
Former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti on Dec. 6, 2024 toured Boeing’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi-mission submersibles in the fleet. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William Spears)

The first Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) is due to be delivered to the Navy early next year, the Navy confirmed with a visit by  the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to the California production facility. On Dec. 6 Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing’s XLUUV manufacturing facility at Long Beach, Calif., and spoke to personnel assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3. “Getting Orca into the hands of our warfighters will help us get after…

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