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Navy Has Fixed UISS Reliability Issues In DOT&E Report

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023

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Navy Has Fixed UISS Reliability Issues In DOT&E Report

The Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) unmanned surface vessel, accompanied by an escort vessel, heads out for an Operational Assessment mission off the coast of South Florida in November 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A Navy official this week confirmed the service has addressed reliability issues in the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) that were tied to vehicle design issues identified in the latest annual report from the Pentagon’s top weapons tester. The UISS is part of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) mine countermeasure (MCM) mission package, currently set to be posted to Independence-class LCSs. The UISS and the AN/AQS-20C towed mine hunting sonar are the surface elements of the MCM package, towed from…

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