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NAVCENT Wraps Up First Unmanned Exercise

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

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NAVCENT Wraps Up First Unmanned Exercise

Two MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) operate alongside U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Maui (WPB-1304) during exercise New Horizon in the Persian Gulf on Oct. 26, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy’s new Middle East-based unmanned integration task force completed its first exercise with U.S. and Bahrain naval forces this week. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed exercise New Horizon on Oct. 26, the initial at-sea evolution of the new Task Force 59. During the two-day exercise, Task Force 59 integrated and evaluated the Martac Systems MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) operating alongside manned U.S. patrol craft and Bahrain Defense Force maritime forces. Task Force 59 was initially…

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