Navy successfully demos submarine-launched UAS

By Aidan Quigley / November 19, 2020 at 3:09 PM
The Navy has conducted successful tests of its Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System, a senior service official said yesterday. Rear Adm. David Goggins, the program executive officer for submarines, said at a symposium hosted by the Naval Submarine League that the Navy tested the system on the Los Angeles- class submarine Annapolis (SSN 760). The Navy signed a capability production document for the program in March 2019. Goggins presented a briefing slide that showed the Navy conducted capability demonstrations in December...

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