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Navy/USMC

Navy Surface Warfare Director Confirms Merging Medium And Large USV

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

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Navy Surface Warfare Director Confirms Merging Medium And Large USV

The Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Mariner and Ranger maneuver in the Pacific Ocean during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2 on Sep. 16, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)

The Navy’s director of Surface Warfare confirmed this week the service is shifting from separate medium and large unmanned surface vessels to a single larger MUSV with both mission payloads to deliver the new forces faster. “The change from what you've heard previously is that we are not pursuing large, medium and small mix. More directly, the hybrid fleet need not include large and/or exquisite, uncrewed platforms. We've got to get real here. Instead of different large and medium designs…

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