Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMC
Raytheon Wins $33 Million For Coyote Block 3 Unmanned Vessel Work
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) last week awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $33 million contract for work to launch the Coyote Block 3 unmanned aircraft from unmanned vessels. The […]
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Navy Starts Testing Long-Range UAS Cargo Prototype
The Naval Air Force Atlantic conducted a test of the Blue Water maritime logistics Unmanned Air System (UAS) on Feb. 21, the service said Monday. The Blue Water UAS is […]
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Courtney Wants More Unmanned Vessel Answers Before Full Production
The head of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee said Congress wants to see more prototyping and testing of larger unmanned vessels before they will fully fund […]
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HII Says Committed To Unmanned Systems
Top Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] officials Thursday said the company is committed to unmanned systems going forward in addition to traditional manned ships. During a quarterly earnings call Feb. 11, […]
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Navy USVs Will Have Range In Manning
The Navy program manager for unmanned systems said new unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will have a range of manning as they are being developed. “Our Medium USV [MUSV] prototype is […]
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Navy Unmanned Campaign Plan To Be Released Within Weeks
A new Navy campaign plan that combines all unmanned system development is expected to be released within “just a few weeks,” the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said Monday. This […]
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Navy Issues RFP For Snakehead LDUUV
The Navy released the request for proposals (RFP) for the design, development and fabrication of the Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) on Dec. 23. The service said it […]
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Navy/USMC
HII Delivers Remus 100 UUVs To Germany
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] delivered additional Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Germany Navy, the company said Monday. The Remus 100 is a man-portable UUV designed to operate […]
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SLUAS Providing ‘Awesome Capability’ To Submarines
A Navy official said they have now developed and demonstrated the utility of a submarine-launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS) to help target torpedoes. The Navy used authorities under a middle […]
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Navy Developing UAS For Ship Cargo Resupply
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) acquired a logistics Unmanned Air System (UAS) prototype in October to demonstrate long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport and it is […]
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