Unmanned (All Services)

The Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) May 15 looking into sources for specific 40mm grenades to be used in counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). The RFI notice, posted to […]

The Navy on Wednesday said it intends to hold two virtual industry days later this month for the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV). A Navy update to its […]

The Navy recently started flight tests of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. Flight testing began Feb. 27 but builder Northrop Grumman [NOC] disclosed the […]

The nominee to be Secretary of the Navy told lawmakers unmanned vessels could provide ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability and take some of the onus off of existing Aegis DDG-51 […]

The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) granted the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Milestone C, setting up low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the system, […]

The Navy plans to study what weapons could be put on the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC], the service said Thursday. According to a […]

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [BA] flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers using a third aircraft as a mission controller in late 2019. Boeing spokesman Justin Gibson told Defense Daily […]

The Chief of Naval Operations said the upcoming integrated Force Structure Assessment (FSA) will not count unmanned vessels in the battle force ship count and that the service needs a […]

Last month, the Navy transferred the Sea Hunter unmanned surface vessel from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Surface Development Squadron One (SURFDEVRON One). A memorandum of agreement (MoA) […]

Last month, the Navy directed the Commander of Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific (CNSP) to develop the concepts of operations (CONOPS) for its two biggest unmanned surface vessel programs. In […]