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Navy Launches USV From EPF-10 Ahead of International Exercise

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Navy Launches USV From EPF-10 Ahead of International Exercise
Sailors and civilian mariners launch a Wave Glider Unmanned Surface Vehicle from the fantail of expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) in the Caribbean Sea as a part of the UNITAS U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Unmanned Integration Campaign. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conner Foy)

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…

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