unmanned systems

Saildrone said Monday it is partnering with France’s Thales Australia subsidiary to integrate towed sonar systems onto its largest unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Under a new strategic partnership between the […]

Oceaneering International, Inc. [OII] said it recently wrapped up a week-long Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) demonstration for the Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) with its platform to prototype for […]

This week the Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry information on small unmanned surface vessel (USV) technologies for Navy special warfare or SEAL teams. The service is […]

The Navy’s $2.2 billion fiscal year 2025 unfunded priorities list is topped with funding for the submarine industrial base, repair damage to Guam and various munitions. The Pentagon is required […]

The 3rd Fleet finished the fourth experimentation event geared at testing unmanned vehicles and systems for the Navy on March 15. Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 24.1 lasted from March 4 […]

Navy officials recently confirmed the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program has been “re-phased” and pushed back in the schedule, with the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request […]

The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Sigma Defense’s SOLUTE a $19 million contract to provide integration for autonomy software for the Navy’s unmanned vehicles via the Autonomy Baseline Manager (ABM). […]

Several experts and researchers working for the Navy recently outlined major challenges for the Navy’s use of artificial intelligence (AI). Sam Tangredi, a retired Navy captain and professor and Leidos […]

SAN DIEGO – While Defense Department leadership chose the first tranche of vehicles for what the Defense Innovation Unit is calling Replicator 1, officials also outlined next steps and why they […]