Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMC
Anduril Announces New Copperhead UUV, Includes Torpedo-Like Variant
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Anduril on Monday announced its new Copperhead family of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) meant to be launched from a larger undersea drone and featuring a torpedo-like […]
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Unmanned Systems
HII Delivers Navy’s First Lionfish UUVs
HII on Monday said it delivered the first two Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUV) to the Navy under a contract that could reach up to 200 vehicles. Lionfish is […]
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DIU Plus UK and Australian Partners Launch Second AUKUS Innovation Challenge
The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and its counterparts in the U.K. and Australian governments launched the second annual AUKUS Pillar II Maritime Innovation Challenge this week, this time focused […]
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International
Brits Receive First Autonomous Anti-Mine Vessel
The U.K. Ministry of Defense last week announced it received its first new end-to-end autonomous mine hunting vessel, the unmanned surface vessel (USV) RNMB Ariadne. In a March 14 announcement, […]
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Unmanned Systems
Lockheed Martin Reveals New Scalable Counter-Drone System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it recently conducted a field test for a new Scalable Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Solution as part of a set of upcoming events. The […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps To Shift LRUSV To Major Capability Pathway in 2027, DOT&E Says
The Marine Corps plans to transition its Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) to the major capability acquisition pathway in fiscal year 2027, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester. […]
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Navy/USMC
Saildrone Deploys 20 USVs In SOUTHCOM Anti-Trafficking Op
Saildrone confirmed it has contributed 20 Saildrone Voyage Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to support a recently announced U.S. 4th Fleet anti-drug trafficking mission in the Caribbean Sea. The company said […]
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Unmanned Systems
HII Tests REMUS 620 UUV On U.S. Course For Validation
HII [HII] brought its REMUS 620 medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) to the Navy’s UUV Confidence Course in Bangor, Wash., to validate the design and add more operational data, the […]
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Unmanned Systems
Seasats Starts Second Trans-Oceanic Unmanned Vehicle Voyage
The maritime startup Seasats launched a second long-run sailing mission of an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), this time from San Diego to Japan. The California-based company on Jan. 21 announced […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Issues RFI To Expand Unmanned ISR
The Navy this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) that aims to increase the number of partners to provide small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]
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