Navy kills four ships in Constellation-class frigate program in ‘strategic shift’
The $22 billion shipbuilding program has been under increasing scrutiny for years by lawmakers and top Pentagon brass.
The $22 billion shipbuilding program has been under increasing scrutiny for years by lawmakers and top Pentagon brass.
The service's solicitation emphasizes a need for an unmanned surface vessel that can be fielded and mass produced within 18 months of a contract award.
Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved based on a "complaint substantiated" by the Naval Inspector General.
The industry day will take place in Washington, DC, on June 17.
Rear Adm. Thomas Anderson and Rear Adm. Casey Moton are expected to testify on May 11 for a hearing likely to examine how the US is doing compared to China in producing ships.
The mine countermeasures mission packages replaces the Navy's legacy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships, among other platforms.
The Navy's goal in creating an "autonomy baseline" is to provide itself the flexibility to plug and play with different industry capabilities onboard the same unmanned vehicles.
In an exclusive interview, the officer in charge of the Navy's research and development enterprise said he wants the upcoming Hack the Machine event to result in real demonstrations for Navy leadership by next year.
The Navy recently completed a 3-week at-sea testing period for MCM USV and are awaiting the results before moving forward with a full-rate production contract.