unmanned systems
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Navy/USMCFourth Fleet Means To ‘Operationalize’ Unmanned Systems For Months At A Time
The U.S. Fourth Fleet intends to continue using unmanned systems in exercises not to just test them out, but figure out how to fully operationalize them in action, according to […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Nabs $36 Million Mod To Build Four MUUVs
The Navy awarded Leidos [LDOS] a $36 million contract modification exercising an option to build, test and deliver four engineering development model Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (MUUV). A year ago, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Move Around MQ-25 Funding Due To EMD Delays
The Navy requested Congress let it move hundreds of millions of dollars related to the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft funds for fiscal year 2023 due to delays in […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Autonomous Commercial Large UUV Technology
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week published a new solicitation looking for commercial solutions for autonomously navigating Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUV) to aid the Navy in adding […]
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Navy Launches USV From EPF-10 Ahead of International Exercise
The Navy and Military Sealift Command launched a Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from an expeditionary fast transport ship ahead of a large multinational maritime exercise in Central and […]
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Navy/USMCAUKUS Pillar Two Could Expand To Add More Partners Say White House And Navy Officials
Two Biden administration officials this week said there is a “huge potential” to expand AUKUS Pillar Two technology sharing and cooperation in the future. While the U.S., U.K. and Australian […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Conducting Market Research On Saildrone-Like Long Dwell USVs
The Navy recently issued a sources sought notice conducting market research for potentially using up to 10 “long dwell” Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), similar to the Saildrone vessels currently being […]
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Unmanned SystemsAUKUS Partners Test Test AI/ Autonomy Pillar II Drone Swarm
The three AUKUS partner countries recently tested artificial drone intelligence (AI) and autonomy systems in a swarm setting as part of the non-submarine parts of the tripartite collaboration. The U.K. […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Navy Unmanned Battle Problem Focused on Just Unmanned Systems, Integrating Together
The Navy’s second Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) is focused on integrated unmanned systems together rather than working with crewed platforms, a Navy official said this week. U.S. […]
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InternationalIsraeli Company Unveils BlueWhat Unmanned Sub
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week revealed its new BlueWhale unmanned autonomous submarine geared for intelligence-gathering operations. The company said the vehicle has conducted thousands of hours of submerged and […]
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