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GAO Finds Navy’s XLUUVs Years Behind Schedule And Over Budget

Thursday, September 29th, 2022

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GAO Finds Navy’s XLUUVs Years Behind Schedule And Over Budget

Artist rendering of the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). (Image: U.S. Navy)

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Wednesday found the Navy’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program is at least three years late and 64 percent more expensive than originally planned. The GAO report argued that while the Navy determined the XLUUV was critical for an emergent need, which generally requires the capability to be provided within two years, the service did not develop a sound business case, leading to cost and time overruns. The Navy’s FY ‘23…

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