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GAO Says Navy To Merge MUSV and LUSV Programs, Skeptical XLUUV To Become Program Of Record

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GAO Says Navy To Merge MUSV and LUSV Programs, Skeptical XLUUV To Become Program Of Record
The Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Mariner and Ranger maneuver in the Pacific Ocean during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2 on Sep. 16, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)

The Navy plans to merge the programs for the Large and Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV and MUSV) into a single autonomous surface craft program while delays to the Orca XLUUV mean the Navy may not turn it into a program of record, according to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual weapons systems assessment. The report, published June 11, said Navy officials in April told the GAO they would merge the MUV and LUSV programs. The consolidated program thereafter aims…

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