Unmanned (All Services)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy officials here on Aug. 23 said they are working closely with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy christened the newest Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV), the Mariner, here at the U.S. Naval Academy on Aug. 23, as it increases unmanned […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Textron Systems’ [TXT] protest of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) contract, worth up to $123 million, the office said Aug. […]

The Navy conducted the first flight test of the Guardian detect and avoidance system as it seeks to make manned/unmanned teaming safer ahead of tests with the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned […]

The Navy awarded six companies modifications to continue studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSV) worth over $61 million. In 2020, the Navy first awarded HII [HII], Lockheed Martin […]

The Navy tested a set of events last month to assess autonomous capabilities integrated into the future Spearhead-class USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13), the service said July 29. The Navy said the […]

The Navy declared the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on July 22. “UISS’s declaration of IOC is a monumental achievement for the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures […]

The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS program office (PMA-263) held a sea-based Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) wide-area mission demonstration in July to assess potential capabilities to aid the […]

The Navy is developing several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it works on the air wing of the future for aircraft carriers beyond the unmanned carrier-based tanker it expects to […]

The Navy recently demonstrated the prototype Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System mine countermeasure (MCM) technology aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft. The SMAMD demonstration was used on […]