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Navy Directs MUSV, LUSV Concept of Operations

Friday, January 3rd, 2020

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Navy Directs MUSV, LUSV Concept of Operations

The formerly DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program full-scale Sea Hunter demonstration vehicle, used for modeling as a Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV). (Photo: DARPA)

Last month, the Navy directed the Commander of Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific (CNSP) to develop the concepts of operations (CONOPS) for its two biggest unmanned surface vessel programs. In a Dec. 19 message, the Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, along with the commanders for U.S. Pacific Fleet and Naval Forces, directed CNSP to have the Surface Development Squadron One (SURFDEVRON One) develop the fleet CONOPS for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) and Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV)…

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