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Navy/USMC

Navy Taps General Atomics To Integrate Motor, Energy Storage System For Future LDUUV

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 20th, 2021

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Navy Taps General Atomics To Integrate Motor, Energy Storage System For Future LDUUV

Slide 2 of briefing by Captain Pete Small, Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems (PMS 406), “Unmanned Maritime Systems Update,” January 15, 2019 (Image: U.S. Navy)

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said Friday the Office of Naval Research has tapped the company to integrate a motor and energy storage system for the service’s future Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV). Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS, said over the last two years the company has conducted lab testing for the motor design and completed underwater testing for the power system proposed for LDUUV. “Our energy and battery systems have been successfully demonstrated and proven safe for use…

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