unmanned systems
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Navy/USMCOverlord Unmanned Surface Vessels Transferred From SCO to Navy
The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) fully transferred the Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel (USV) program to the Navy’s Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Largest International Exercise With Unmanned Systems
The Navy launched the biennial International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022 on Jan. 31 at the U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain The exercise consists of 50 ships, 9,000 personnel, 60 […]
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Navy/USMC5th Fleet Hosting International Unmanned Naval Exercise This Month
The commander of 5th Fleet last week said the Navy is expanding unmanned operations under his command, leading up to the largest unmanned exercise in the world later this month. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New Unmanned Minesweeper Completes Shock Trials
The Navy on Tuesday said it successfully completed underwater explosion shock testing (UNDEX) for its newest unmanned minesweeper, the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS). The UISS is an Unmanned Surface […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Chooses Northrop Grumman and Martin Defense Group For Manta Ray UUV Phase 2
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Martin Defense Group to move to Phase 2 of the Manta Ray unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Issue COBRA Block II RFP In 2022
The Navy announced it intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) early next year for the design, development and production of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Building Unmanned Vehicle Facilities To Focus Testing
The Navy said Tuesday that it conducted a ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony for facilities that aim to be the focus of testing new unmanned surface and undersea vehicles. Two facilities, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Host Workshop To Explore UUV System Capabilities
The Navy is planning to host a workshop in February with industry and academia to explore and better understand the state of unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) system capabilities and identify […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Conduct Unmanned Prize Challenge This Month
The Navy Department is preparing to host a new set of unmanned prize challenge competitions Nov. 16 -19 it advertises as “Blue Angles for geeks,” that aims to help accelerate […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Announces Unmanned Industry Day Ahead Of New R&D Contract
The Navy on Nov. 2 announced an industry day for unmanned systems research and development later this month ahead of a planned contract. “The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division […]
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