Unmanned (All Services)

The Navy on Tuesday announced plans request second set of proposals for a new Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) variant this summer as part of the new marketplace of systems […]

HII [HII] on July 6 announced a partnership to expand production of its ROMULUS-151 unmanned surface vessel (USV) with the Halimar Shipyard of Morgan City, La. Under this agreement, Halimar […]

The Navy in May awarded HII [HII] an option year contract to extend production of its Lionfish small Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV), the company said in a Monday announcement. The […]

While the Navy started developing the Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) prototype effort in fiscal year 2017 to aid in an “emerging operational need” to lay […]

The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]

The Navy last Friday announced seven companies have been selected for the prototype Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) at-sea testing phase that is set to last from June to October. […]

The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Friday announced the launch of a new $10 million mine countermeasure (MCM) modernization prize challenge with the Navy to add more tools […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan published on May 11 revealed more details about how the service plans to acquire Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs), including the acquisition strategy and long-term […]

Navy leadership this week emphasized the need for the Pentagon to move faster and deliver more capability includes using new entrants and potentially using multiple vendors for munitions programs. Newly […]