The Navy is delaying production of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels to ensure technical maturity in fiscal year 2022. According to the service's FY-22 budget justification documents, the Navy has made a "major change," instituting a prototyping plan to be completed prior to production. Originally, production of LUSVs was planned to begin in FY-23. Last year, the Navy proposed a five-year plan to procure a fleet of LUSVs with long-range missiles. The Navy reevaluated the LUSV program to meet "platform and...
