Op-Ed: LUSV as an Anti-Air and Anti-Ship Missiles Platform
For purely hypothetical and speculative analysis discussion purposes, Naval News will explore the possibility of ...
08 Nov 2021
For purely hypothetical and speculative analysis discussion purposes, Naval News will explore the possibility of ...
24 Oct 2021
The United States Navy’s future build of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) opens up ...
30 Aug 2021
The U.S. Navy’s future approach to capitalizing on the advancing technological progress of robotics, computers, ...
27 May 2020
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) lethality and survivability upgrades and the Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) combat system.
06 Jan 2020
The US Fleet Forces Command last month issued a notice asking the service’s surface force to develop a concept of operations (CONOPS) for the large and medium unmanned surface vessels currently in development.
02 Aug 2022
The U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 calls for 373 manned ships and 150 unmanned ships for a total of 523 (estimated) ships by 2045. The NAVPLAN breaks down the classification types and roles of these U.S. Navy vessels into their desired numbers and allotments.
25 Jul 2022
We inquired to DARPA for updates on two of its programs, the Sea Train project and the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS). Both are Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) programs...
22 Jun 2022
The U.S. Marine Corps replies to our inquiry on the numbers of NMESIS systems and Metal Shark USV Armament.
24 May 2022
At the USNI/CSIS “Maritime Security Dialogue: Force Design 2030 and Marine Corps Modernization Efforts” held ...
19 Apr 2022
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the grinding war that has followed, will be studied by war colleges for years, perhaps even decades. Among the many lessons learned during this conflict, one that will likely be most prominent is the vital importance of logistics in warfare.