Navy admiral signals USV prototypes will approach 30-day transits in new fiscal year

By Justin Katz / October 1, 2020 at 11:14 AM
A Navy officer overseeing the service's newest unmanned surface vessels said Wednesday those vehicles will begin transits nearing a month in length this fiscal year. "In FY-21, we are pushing the duration of transits increasingly longer and will soon be working up to a 30-day transit," Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants, said during a virtual Navy League event yesterday. The service plans to have four USV prototype vessels by the end of the...

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