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Navy/USMC

Navy Official Explains Navy Working Out USV Details

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

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Navy Official Explains Navy Working Out USV Details

A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface test vessel takes part in a capstone demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the program in September 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Last week a Navy official explained how the service envisions using unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and how prototyping efforts are helping to flesh out operations. Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants (USC), noted the status of the Medium USV (MUSV) and Large USV (LUSV) programs while speaking at a Surface Navy Association lunch on Wednesday. The Navy is planning for the Medium USV (MUSV) to act as distributed sensors with an intelligence, surveillance and…

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