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Navy Conducting Market Research On Saildrone-Like Long Dwell USVs

Navy Conducting Market Research On Saildrone-Like Long Dwell USVs
A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel sails in the Gulf of Aqaba on on Feb. 9, 2022 during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022, the largest multinational training event in the Middle East. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth)

The Navy recently issued a sources sought notice conducting market research for potentially using up to 10 “long dwell” Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), similar to the Saildrone vessels currently being tested in the Middle East. The notice said the research is to support the Program Executive Office Unmanned & Small Combatants (PEO USC) in preliminary planning to acquire a contractor-owned and contractor-operated (COCO) USV of this type to support maritime domain awareness (MDA) wide area search mission outside the continental…

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