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Navy/USMC

ONR Making Advances In Autonomous Mine Hunting UUVs

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Friday, May 16th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is making investments to develop autonomous underwater mine hunting systems and to improve the ability of those systems to communicate through water, as well as remain on station longer, according to an ONR official. "The leading edge issue is autonomy... the artificial intelligence that's onboard [an unmanned underwater vehicle]," Tom Swean, organic mine countermeasures program manager at ONR, told reporters during a briefing earlier this week. In an autonomous underwater vehicle…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

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