Unmanned (All Services)

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 […]

Last week a Navy official explained how the service envisions using unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and how prototyping efforts are helping to flesh out operations. Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program […]

The Navy is in the process of creating a second unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) developmental squadron while the first one will be made into a major command, a top official […]

The Navy issued a notice calling for proposals for participation in the 2020 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) event. Proposals for ANTX are due by Dec. 4, while Naval Undersea […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Navy official said the service’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)-based mine countermeasures (MCM) mission packages (MPs) needs help from industry to work the mission faster. “What’s really […]

The Navy on Wednesday said it intends to issue a “build to print” solicitation to produce a Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) by fiscal year 2020. The post […]