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Navy Awards Phase Two Overlord USV Work

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

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Navy Awards Phase Two Overlord USV Work

A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface test vessel takes part in a capstone demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the program in September 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy said Tuesday it started Phase II of the Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) programs, awarding contract modifications to two industry teams. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office (OSD SCO) developed the experimental Overlord program with the Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), starting in 2018. Then in March, the Navy issued a request for information notice to find sources capable of satisfying the Navy’s new Large Unmanned Surface…

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