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Business/FinancialBlue Water Autonomy Announces Power, Propulsion, Manufacturing Partners
Autonomous vessel developer Blue Water Autonomy on Thursday announced some of its key partners for the supply and production of its Liberty Class ship it has entered into the Navy’s […]
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Navy/USMCMARTAC USV Completes Eight Day Autonomous Demo For Navy
Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developer Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) this week announced its T38 Devil Ray vehicle recently completed an eight-day long autonomous test mission for the Navy. A […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Looks To Next-Gen Small Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last month released a solicitation for its two year-long Deep Thoughts program looking to rapidly develop next-generation small autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Want More Industry Entrants, Potentially Multiple Vendors Per Program
Navy leadership this week emphasized the need for the Pentagon to move faster and deliver more capability includes using new entrants and potentially using multiple vendors for munitions programs. Newly […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Adds Edison Chouest Offshore For MUSV Production In The U.S.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD.—Anduril Industries, which last fall announced a partnership with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to design and develop autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) to meet requirements of the U.S. Navy, […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Razorback UUV Launched From French Sub
The U.S. and French navies recently demonstrated interoperability by launching a U.S. Razorback Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) from a French nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). In the operation, a French Suffren-class […]
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Navy/USMCCaudle Sees Frustration In Navy MUSV Changes, Previews Containerization Plan
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Tuesday acknowledged industry’s frustration with changing Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) plans after the latest switch from the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) […]
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Navy Changes MUSV Plans Again, Cancelling MASC And Switches To Marketplace Family Of Systems Approach
The Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS) on Thursday announced it was cancelling the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) medium-sized Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Nabs First Spot In DIU’s XLUUV Prototype Effort, Aims To Avoid Orca Pitfalls
Anduril Industries on Thursday announced it was selected for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project (CAMP) and will begin a long-duration demonstration of its Dive-XL autonomous […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Larger Capacity Autonomous Low Profile Sea Vehicles For Shore Resupply
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new solicitation seeking more solutions for larger capacity Autonomous Low Profile Vehicles (ALPV) that can help resupply forces ashore in contested environments. […]
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