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Home» News»General Atomics Awarded ONR Contract for LDUUV Motor and Energy System
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The 'Snakehead’ LDUUV will equip the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and provide Intelligence and Preparation of the Environment (IPOE) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. US Navy picture.

General Atomics Awarded ONR Contract for LDUUV Motor and Energy System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a design contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a concept for integrating a unique GA-EMS motor and next generation power system into a Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV).

Xavier Vavasseur 20 Aug 2021

GA EMS press release

The planned systems will provide the LDUUV with power for propulsion and an energy storage system to support improved system performance necessary for future LDUUV operations.

“Our energy and battery systems have been successfully demonstrated and proven safe for use on a variety of underwater manned and unmanned vehicles. Over the course of the last two years, the motor has undergone lab testing, and power system has completed underwater testing. Both systems have performed successfully, demonstrating capabilities to both power and propel underwater vehicles. Together, the systems are proving to be key technologies to provide the combined power, energy density, and improved vehicle performance necessary to help meet the objectives.”




Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS

Development and testing of both motor and power systems continues in order to optimize performance. An LDUUV with the integrated motor and power propulsion system eventually will undergo at-sea testing during a later phase of the program.

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