Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Industry Options For Special Warfare Small USVs
This week the Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry information on small unmanned surface vessel (USV) technologies for Navy special warfare or SEAL teams. The service is […]
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Navy/USMC3rd Fleet Wraps Up Fourth Unmanned Experiment Period
The 3rd Fleet finished the fourth experimentation event geared at testing unmanned vehicles and systems for the Navy on March 15. Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 24.1 lasted from March 4 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Sigma Defense $19 Million Contract To Integrate Autonomy Software For Unmanned Vehicles
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Sigma Defense’s SOLUTE a $19 million contract to provide integration for autonomy software for the Navy’s unmanned vehicles via the Autonomy Baseline Manager (ABM). […]
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Navy/USMCPacific Fleet To Stand Up Second USV Squadron In May
SAN DIEGO – The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet on Wednesday said his command will stand up the second operational Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) squadron in May but was unwilling […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Small, Affordable Exploding USVs For Navy
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) posted a new solicitation on Monday for affordable production-ready small Unmanned Surface Vehicles (sUSVs) that would hunt for targets and explode on contact. The notice […]
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Navy/USMCProgram Manager Outlines Upcoming Orca XLUUV Tests, Confident In Five More From Boeing
A Navy official earlier this month confirmed the service is starting a series of tests on the first Orca Extra large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and is confident in the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Unmanned Official Optimistic On USV Testing and Improvements To Fix Autonomy
A Navy official in charge of managing prototype unmanned sea systems this month was optimistic in how large prototype unmanned surface vessels (USVs) testing is going and how the systems […]
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Navy/USMCEstonia To Lead EU Prototype Modular Autonomous Naval Vessel Project
The Estonian Centre for Defense Investments (ECDI) and Baltic WorkBoats this month kicked off leading a four-year pan-European Union defense cooperation to develop a prototype semi-autonomous modular vessel for European […]
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Navy/USMC5th Fleet Unmanned Unit Starts New Hybrid Task Group
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s unit focused on testing unmanned systems in recent weeks started a new task group focused on manned-unmanned teaming operations. Task Force 59, which has been […]
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Navy/USMCAustal USA Launches Fourth Navy Overlord USV
The final Navy Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel, the Vanguard (OUSV3), was recently launched from shipbuilder Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala., the Navy said on Jan. 11. The Vanguard is being […]