Navy working to more easily integrate unmanned systems on submarines

By Justin Doubleday / March 21, 2017 at 12:04 PM
Naval Sea Systems Command has organized an “integrated product team” of representatives from different program offices to make it easier and faster to deploy unmanned systems off submarines, according to a Navy official. The unmanned-systems IPT, established last year, is developing a library of common specifications for various submarine interfaces the unmanned technologies will have to work with, Michael McClatchey, director of advanced undersea integration for NAVSEA, said during a March 21 panel discussion convened by the Marine Technology Society...

Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting on defense policy and procurement.

Log in to access this content.