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Navy Looks To Cancel Orca XLUUV And GARC USV Programs In Favor Of Others, Memo Says

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Navy Looks To Cancel Orca XLUUV And GARC USV Programs In Favor Of Others, Memo Says
Former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti on Dec. 6, 2024 toured Boeing’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi-mission submersibles in the fleet. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William Spears)

The Navy's draft plan for a new unmanned acquisition office calls for canceling and redirecting funding of both the Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and BlackSea Technologies’ Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) to other unmanned alternatives due to underperformance. A draft memo laying out the plan for the new Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous System (PAE RAS) office, dated Oct. 27, said it is working through several “near term wins” with descriptions of ways it is…

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