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Staffer: SASC Sees Potential In Navy Unmanned Systems But Wary Of Moving Too Fast

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Staffer: SASC Sees Potential In Navy Unmanned Systems But Wary Of Moving Too Fast
The Echo Voyager unmanned undersea vehicle, the basis for the design of the Navy's Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). (Photo: Boeing)

There is promise in Navy unmanned systems from capabilities to cost savings, but the Senate Armed Services Committee is wary of putting the “cart ahead of the horse” in various technologies, professional staff member Jason Potter said Wednesday. Speaking during a Navy League webinar on Oct. 27, Potter noted the Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill recommended cutting requested funding for the Orca Extra large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program.…

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