Navy developing autonomy architecture requirements to be mandated in future solicitations

By Justin Katz / January 15, 2019 at 4:20 PM
The Navy is developing specifications for how autonomous technology should behave within its unmanned systems, with the intention to eventually include them in solicitations, according to a Navy official. One goal of the effort, called the Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture, is to ensure autonomous technology is not linked to proprietary technology or to the individual vehicles, Capt. Pete Small, unmanned maritime systems program manager, told reporters today at the Surface Navy Association symposium in Arlington, VA. "We'd like to be...

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