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Navy, Industry, Tackle Unmanned Systems Operation From LCS

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Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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By Geoff Fein The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are working to develop, test and eventually integrate technologies onto both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) that will enable mission module crews to operate multiple unmanned systems from a common control station. The Program Executive Officer for Littoral and Mine Warfare (PEO LMW) has developed a common vehicle management system capable of handling multiple vehicles simultaneously. This system was originally developed and demonstrated by an advanced concept technology demonstration…

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