News Articles with Category: AUV Masterplans

DOD Looks 25 Years Ahead in Unmanned Vehicle Roadmap

December 23, 2013 – via US Department of Defense The road map describes the challenges of logistics and sustainment, training and international cooperation while providing insight on the strategic planning and policy, capability needs, technology development and operational environments relevant to the spectrum of unmanned systems

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NATO Guidance for Developing Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS) Capability

January 18, 2013 – via North Atlantic Treaty Organization This guidance aims to inform the capability development of Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS), broadening beyond that currently being exploited by UAV into Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) and Underwater Surface Vehicles (USV). It covers likely attributes and tasks for MUS, and discusses some of the challenges in developing this capability.

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Navy’s Updated UUV Road Map Is Out, But It’s Classified

August 25, 2011 – via Seapower Magazine The UUV master plan “covers every spectrum,” including humanitarian operations, environmental missions and more military missions. There are no near-term plans to make the UUV road map public.

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Investing in the Undersea Future

June 1, 2011 – via U S Naval Institute The development and fielding of capable LDUUVs will increase the productivity of the undersea force because they will do some of the tasks currently accomplished by submarines. To permit the effective integration of LDUUVs into the force, a number of technical challenges will need to be confronted.

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Unmanned, Unseen, and Under the Sea

June 1, 2011 – via U S Naval Institute Like nuclear-powered submarines and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) have the potential to radically change warfare below the surface.

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