Navy to stand up new USV command this summer

By Audrey Decker / January 11, 2022 at 4:34 PM
The Navy will stand up Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One this summer to shape the service's decision-making process before the acquisition of USVs, Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander of Naval Surface Forces, said today. “Division One will be focused exclusively on USV experimentation and fleet advocacy with our program,” he said. “The future of our service force is a formidable manned and unmanned team where unmanned elements enhance the decision speed and lethality of our commanders and surface forces.” USV...

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