Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMC
Marines To Soon Test Robotic Vessel To Resupply Missiles To Shore
A top Marine Corps official Wednesday said that early next year the service plans to test an autonomous vessel moving a few Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) to shore to reload […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Says MEDUSA Mining UUV RFP To Be Issued This Month
The Navy on Thursday said it aims to issue an open competitive solicitation for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) in the fourth quarter […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans Industry Event To Explain Unmanned Aircraft Needs
The Navy said its Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) will hold an industry event in late September to help industry learn about the service’s unmanned […]
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Navy/USMC
Fourth 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/USMC
Leidos 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/USMC
Northrop Grumman Unveils DARPA Shipboard Drone Concept for Navy Tactical Missions
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has unveiled the design of the new autonomous uncrewed vertical take-off and landing aircraft capable of operating from Navy ships at sea that it will build under […]
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Navy/USMC
DIU 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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Air Force
HASC Bill Would Authorize DoD/USAF AI Tanker Pilot Program
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill would authorize a DoD/U.S. Air Force pilot program for tankers that use artificial intelligence (AI). Under Section 345 of […]
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Navy/USMC
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/USMC
AUKUS 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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