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Navy Plans MUUV Draft RFP By End Of Year

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

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Navy Plans MUUV Draft RFP By End Of Year

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)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy is planning to issue a draft request for proposals (RFP) for a common medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) by the end of this calendar year, a service official said Wednesday. The Navy intends for the MUUV to be a single vehicl,e deployed from both surface and undersea platforms, with different plug-in capabilities and payloads to conduct different missions. The service is currently leveraging two current programs in the upcoming solicitation: Razorback and the Mk 18…

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