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Sailors operating the USVs at RIMPAC were more concerned about what the drones could do, rather than how they were controlled.
By Justin Katz![Navy starts building hub for surface, subsurface drones](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/Boeing-ORCA-XLUUV-e1639586119900-225x150.jpg)
The new facility will house the most high-profile, upcoming unmanned maritime systems.
By Justin Katz![Hypersonics, Unmanned Ship Teaming Ahead for Zumwalt Destroyer](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/Zumwalt-225x150.jpg)
Navy officials said this week that the destroyer, which still hasn’t been deployed almost five years after she was christened, might find a place in the fleet after all.
By Paul McLeary![Navy’s Unmanned Plan Inches Forward; Ships To Have Crew Quarters](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/Sea-Hunter-e1642004481298-225x150.jpg)
“It is too early to say where we will end up across that portfolio, but we are investigating a range of options via our prototyping efforts,” Capt. Pete Small told the virtual Surface Navy convention
By Paul McLeary![Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/MK54-225x150.jpg)
The Hammerhead mine would be delivered to sites by underwater drones, and “detect, classify, and defeat” manned or unmanned submarines, the Navy says.
By Paul McLeary![EXCLUSIVE Navy Chief Demands Network Linking All Ships ‘This Decade’](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/Gilday-225x150.jpg)
The Navy isn’t part of an Army/Air Force project to build a new tactical network, though the CNO said he wants the Navy’s version to “plug into JADC2” once it’s up and running.
By Paul McLeary![DoD Ponders 581-Ship Fleet, As Navy Shipyard Problems Persist](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Forddrydock-225x150.jpg)
“We don’t have 20 years to do this,” said Rep. Rob Wittman. “We need to be modernizing our yards now…the upgrades need to be done at a faster pace.”
By Paul McLeary![USS Vinson Flies F-35s & Quietly Readies For New Refueling Drone](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Vinson-e1638287900342-225x150.jpg)
Headlines have celebrated the carrier’s new F-35s — but the Navy also added upgrades to the Vinson for the MQ-25 refueling drone, which could be a game-changer for future ops.
By Paul McLeary![How The US Is Preparing To Hunt New Chinese, Russian Subs](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/BlackWidow-225x150.jpg)
“It’s pretty well-known now that our homeland is no longer a sanctuary,” Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Submarine Forces Atlantic says. “So we have to be prepared here to conduct high-end combat operations in local waters.”
By Paul McLeary![Navy’s New Unmanned Fleet Likely To Hunt Chinese & Russian Subs](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2019/08/ANTX-225x150.jpg)
Tracking and harassing submarines will likely be a key job for the new generation of networked, unmanned ships.
By Paul McLeary![Navy Awards Study Contracts On Large Unmanned Ship – As Congress Watches Closely](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/Sea-Hunter-e1642004481298-225x150.jpg)
Today’s deals for designs — Large Unmanned Surface Vessels displacing 2-3,000 tons — reflect the ‘take it slow’ approach being forced on the service.
By Paul McLeary![Navy Inks Deal For New Unmanned Fleet](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2019/01/ACTUV_ONR_Transition_619x316-e1564071898518-225x150.jpg)
The $34 million deal marks the service’s first real thrust to get unmanned ships into the water, despite Congressional worries the service is moving too fast.
By Paul McLeary