Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone
DIU is looking for information by the end of this month and plans to host demos soon thereafter.
After lawmaker prodding, Navy scanning market for possible ‘Snakehead’ UUVs
After the Navy signaled it wanted to sink the longstanding experimental drone program, lawmakers stepped in to keep it afloat.
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Navy cancels ‘Snakehead’ large undersea drone competition after decade of development
The Navy may be left with a large gap in its family of UUVs at a time the service leaders say they are ready to integrate the technology more deeply into the fleet.
Navy’s large undersea drone may resume testing, but future’s unclear for industry competition
The LDUUV program, dubbed Snakehead, has had a wild ride for the past year between Navy proposals to ditch and resurfacing congressional funding.
After a year in limbo, appropriators appear to finally sink large unmanned sub program
The program appeared to have fleeting chance at revival earlier this year.
The Navy needs large, unmanned subs like Snakehead to defeat undersea defenses
The Senate Armed Services Committee was right to fund the system, even if the Navy didn’t request it, writes Bryan Clark.
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With $100M, can the Senate save large undersea drone program from Navy chopping block?
The Senate Armed Services Committee in its report justified the move by saying Snakehead could be "an important capability" once fielded.
Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program
The Navy has invested at least $200 million in developing the drone in recent years.
Robot Subs, Electronic Warfare & Cyber: Navy’s Role In Offset Strategy
ARMY & NAVY CLUB: As the Pentagon prepares to roll out its 2017 budget, one strategically crucial piece is the so-called Third Offset Strategy. That’s the US military’s high-tech, high-stakes plan to keep our edge over Russia, China, and other rapidly advancing rivals. This morning, the Chief of Naval Research outlined some of what the Navy’s […]