Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMCNavy Conducting Market Research On Saildrone-Like Long Dwell USVs
The Navy recently issued a sources sought notice conducting market research for potentially using up to 10 “long dwell” Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), similar to the Saildrone vessels currently being […]
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Unmanned SystemsAUKUS Partners Test Test AI/ Autonomy Pillar II Drone Swarm
The three AUKUS partner countries recently tested artificial drone intelligence (AI) and autonomy systems in a swarm setting as part of the non-submarine parts of the tripartite collaboration. The U.K. […]
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Navy/USMCSecond Navy Unmanned Battle Problem Focused on Just Unmanned Systems, Integrating Together
The Navy’s second Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) is focused on integrated unmanned systems together rather than working with crewed platforms, a Navy official said this week. U.S. […]
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InternationalIsraeli Company Unveils BlueWhat Unmanned Sub
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week revealed its new BlueWhale unmanned autonomous submarine geared for intelligence-gathering operations. The company said the vehicle has conducted thousands of hours of submerged and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Starts Second Unmanned Exercise For Pacific Fleet
The U.S. Pacific Fleet started its second multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise on May 1, called Integrated Battle Problem 23.1. The Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 23.1 is a […]
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Navy/USMCNauticus Passes First Phase of DIU Prototype Mine Clearing Drone Program
Nauticus Robotics this week announced it completed a live offshore demonstration of an autonomous vehicle to help clear subsea mines at greater distances, passing the first phase of a Defense […]
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Navy/USMCLCS Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Reaches IOC
The Navy this week declared the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) achieved initial operational capability (IOC). The MCM MP consists of an integrated set of […]
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Navy/USMCGilday, Navy Outlines Path To LUSV Construction Contract
Earlier this month the Chief of Naval Operations outlined how the Navy plans to get to the construction contract for the first Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSV) by fiscal year […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Wins ONR Contract To Develop New Detection Of Magnetic Influence Mines
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Textron Systems [TXT] a $21 million contract on March 8 to develop the office’s Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) […]
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Navy/USMCPyle: Navy Could Consider Adding Hypersonic Missiles To LUSVs, Wants To Upgrade Zumwalt Past Hypersonic Weapons
The Navy is not currently considering adding hypersonic missiles to Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSV), but the service may consider that after initial testing from the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in […]
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