unmanned systems
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Navy/USMCNavy Continues Six LUSV Study Contracts
The Navy awarded six companies modifications to continue studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV) worth over $61 million. In 2020, the Navy first awarded HII [HII], Lockheed Martin […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests Autonomy On EPF-13
The Navy tested a set of events last month to assess autonomous capabilities integrated into the future Spearhead-class USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13), the service said July 29. The Navy said the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Declares Initial Operating Capability For Towed UISS Minesweeper
The Navy declared the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on July 22. “UISS’s declaration of IOC is a monumental achievement for the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Holds Sea-Based UAS Demo
The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS program office (PMA-263) held a sea-based Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) wide-area mission demonstration in July to assess potential capabilities to aid the […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Would Save Navy LDUUV From Cancellation
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill recommends saving the Navy’s Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program by adding $100 million in research and development […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looking At More Unmanned Aircraft Types For Future Carrier Air Wing
The Navy is developing several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it works on the air wing of the future for aircraft carriers beyond the unmanned carrier-based tanker it expects to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Demonstrates New Prototype MCM Technology On MQ-8C
The Navy recently demonstrated the prototype Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System mine countermeasure (MCM) technology aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft. The SMAMD demonstration was used on […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Wins Contract Worth Up To $358 Million To Design Navy’s Medium UUV
The Navy picked Leidos [LDOS] over three other bidders for a $12 million contract for the design of the Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (MUUV). The contract includes options that, if […]
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Navy/USMCHII Tests LDUUV Launch And Recovery Capability
Navy shipbuilder HII [HII] this week announced the successful demonstration of a capability allowing amphibious ships to launch and recover Large-Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUVs). The company’s San Antonio-class amphibious […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Orca XLUUV To Carry 34-Foot Payload Module, Buying 6th Test Vessel
The Navy’s five Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) are planned to carry a large payload module once it is active and the service is also buying a sixth […]
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