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Navy Wants Runway Independent Long-Range UAS For Operations From Surface Combatants

Navy Wants Runway Independent Long-Range UAS For Operations From Surface Combatants
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returns from a seven-month deployment with the 7th Fleet to homeport at Naval Base San Diego on Aug. 16, 2024 (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in partnership with the Navy, is soliciting solutions for runway independent long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that deploy as suicide drones or deliver a munition and return to a ship for rearming and reuse in support of surface combatants without large flight decks. The Runway Independent Maritime & Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) would help thwart threats to Navy surface combatants from long-range, anti-ship weapon, DIU said on Wednesday. Several of the primary attributes sought from RIMES…

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