Thursday, August 28, 2008

USV

Total Production: 4

Also Known As: Fleet, Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: Alion Science and Technology, General Dynamics *

Description: The Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is intended to long endurance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions employing towed arrays, dipping sonar sensors and acoustic sources as payloads. It was launched in October 2006 through a U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center contract award to General Dynamics Robotic Systems, a General Dynamics subsidiary. The contract was valued at roughly $13 million and called for four USVs in support of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) of as part of its ASW mission module.

In addition to General Dynamics, the USV will be developed by: Navatek, Ltd. (Honolulu, Hawaii), Alion Science and Technology (Boulder, Colorado), Signal Systems Corporation (Severna Park, Maryland), International Logistics Systems (Glen Rock, Pennsylvania), and Chesapeake Sciences Corporation (Millersville, Maryland).

Specifications
Accommodation: Unmanned

Dimensions: Length 11 m

Applications
LCS Independence News
General Dynamics Robotic Systems Awarded Navy LCS Automation Contract

General Dynamics Delivers First Unmanned Surface Vehicle to US Navy

US Navy Orders Unmanned Surface Vehicles for the Littoral Combat Ship

Operators

United States of America / 4

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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