The Navy's Knifefish undersea vehicle began sea acceptance testing last week, marking the final series of contractor trials before the system enters developmental testing in January, according to a service official. Howard Berkof, deputy program manager for unmanned maritime systems, told Inside the Navy Oct. 31 that Knifefish successfully completed the first stage of contractor testing, known as contractor trials phase A through D. This first stage included target testing that will be entered into the service's data library of...
