Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMC
Program 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/USMC
Navy 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/USMC
Estonia 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/USMC
5th 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/USMC
Austal 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 […]
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Unmanned Systems
Navy Seeks Industry Info On Short Range UAS
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a Request for Information (RFI) for industry information on potential sources for a short range Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)-capable Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Navy Seeks Info For More Triton USV Apps And Tech
The Navy issued a market survey late last month for information on sources able to provide support to integrate new technologies and applications onto the Ocean Aero Triton Autonomous Underwater […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Tests Live Fire Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercises With LCS In Persian Gulf
Task Force 59 (TF-59) tested live fire exercises with manned-unmanned teaming via the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) in the Persian Gulf, the Navy said this week. This […]
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Australia Hosts AUKUS Unmanned Undersea Tech Exercises Down Under
Australia hosted the other two AUKUS partners in an exercise of unmanned undersea warfare technology, the Pentagon said Monday. The U.S. Defense Department said this event was explicitly part of […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Seeks Market Research On Large USVs Ahead Of 2024 RFP
The Navy issued a sources sought/Request for Information (RFI) notice for industry feedback on potential specifications of the future Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV). The notice, published Nov. 4, is […]
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