The U.S. Navy achieved initial operating capability for the mine countermeasures mission package and AN/AQS-20 sonar mine detection sets installed on its littoral combat ships. The systems and sensors passed operational testing
MoreA Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) division has launched a prize challenge for technology companies to design an unmanned surface vehicle for waterside security operations. NUWC Newport wants a cheap, modular and
MoreThe U.S. Navy is expected to release its plan for its fleet of unmanned ships later this month. The upcoming Unmanned Campaign Plan will provide information on how the Navy will combine
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The Department of Defense (DoD) demonstrated the autonomous performance of an experimental unmanned surface vessel at an exercise with U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The Ghost Fleet Overlord USV took part
MoreNaval Surface Warfare Center's Panama City Division has conducted tests of an unmanned surface vehicle designed to deter mine threats. NSWC PCD continued mine countermeasure USV testing at the coastal test range
MoreThe U.S. Navy is looking to integrate the operations of its unmanned surface vehicles with carrier strike groups and afloat units, Defense News reported Friday.
MoreThe U.S. Navy is preparing to commence experiments of the first unmanned vehicle assigned to a new surface development squadron in San Diego, USNI News reported Monday. Surface Development Squadron 1 or SURDEVRON
MoreThe U.S. Navy has decided to designate information about the status of the service's first unmanned warship as “classified” following initial tests of its first prototype, National Defense reported Monday. In November,
MoreThe U.S. Navy will begin developing a modern unmanned surface vehicle that can host mine hunting, sweeping and neutralization payloads on littoral combat ships, USNI News reported Wednesday.
MoreThe U.S. Navy has demonstrated a swarm of unmanned small boats through autonomous patrol missions in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay for an effort to demonstrate the vehicles’ functions with remote human supervision. The service branch
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