Navy Claims a Strong Technical Foundation Ahead of Testing New Classes of Unmanned Ships
By: Megan Eckstein
September 9, 2019 4:38 PM
The Sea Hunter, a Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV). US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy has a more straightforward path to developing and fielding unmanned surface vessels than many critics realize, according to the admiral in charge of building them.
Despite the surprise and skepticism when the service announced this spring it would buy more than a dozen medium and large USVs in the next few years, Rear Adm. Casey Moton says lessons learned from commercial industry, Pentagon prototypes and existing Navy concepts are providing a good foundation for moving ahead as planned.
To build on that foundation and prepare for fleet introduction and operations, Moton said the Navy wants to hurry and invest in additional prototypes to get in the water and work out remaining work on concepts, mission package integration and other issues.
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