The upcoming request for proposals from the Navy's unmanned maritime systems office for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle will send a "clear signal" to industry about autonomy: intellectual property cannot come at the expense of the military's ability to "plug and play," according to a service official. "I don't care what their algorithms look like. All I care is that they can interface with the rest of the vehicle," Howard Berkof, deputy program manager for unmanned maritime systems, told Inside...
