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Navy Looks To Test USV Hazard Avoidance Radars

Navy Looks To Test USV Hazard Avoidance Radars
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) conducts 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB) operations while in the Philippine Sea in October 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)

The Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Oct. 26 seeking information from industry, academia, and government research and development organizations on radars to be used on unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for hazard avoidance in upcoming testing. According to the solicitation, the Navy is specifically seeking commercial or government radar marine perception systems to be used in a Capability Demonstration (CD) on USVs. The capabilities and characteristics of systems the Navy selects will  be demonstrated on water trials, with…

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