Petters: Unmanned sector remains a 'distinct market'

By Marjorie Censer / December 23, 2019 at 5:00 AM
The chief executive of Huntington Ingalls Industries said he's pleased with the company's progress in winning unmanned work, but said the market is still in development. In an interview with Inside Defense earlier this month, Mike Petters said the company has moved from "not really being involved in the unmanned space seven, eight years ago to being partnered with Boeing [on the Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle]." "It's expanding our manufacturing capability -- taking advantage of what we do,...

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