
The Navy and Military Sealift Command launched a Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from an expeditionary fast transport ship ahead of a large multinational maritime exercise in Central and South America. Sailors, civilian mariners and contractors launched the USV from the Spearhead-class USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) on June 30, ahead of the international UNITAS exercise that began on July 11 and is expected to run through July 21. The launch occurred while EPF-10 was traveling to Cartagena, Colombia. The catamaran…