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Navy Nears Competition For Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

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Navy Nears Competition For Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

A rendering of the Knifefish medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) which will be deployed from the littoral combat ship to sweep mines. (Illustration: General Dynamics)

The U.S. Navy plans to conduct an industry competition for the Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) in the current fiscal year, according to a service official.In September, the Navy issued a request for information (RFI) on capabilities that could help it achieve the extended-range vehicle. The service is now reviewing the responses, said Nidak Sumrean, executive director of the program executive office for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), which includes the Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office.The Navy plans to build…

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