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Unmanned surface vessel RFP released by U.S. Navy

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July 18, 2019

Emma Helfrich

Technology Editor

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Unmanned surface vessel RFP released by U.S. Navy
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy.

WASHINGTON. Looking to develop a Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), U.S. Navy officials released  request for proposals (RFP) on July 16. 

"The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture surface vehicle capable of autonomous navigation and mission execution," according to the Navy release. Options for additional USVs. A full and open competitive procurement will take place in fiscal year (FY) 2019.

 The Navy plans to award a contract for a single MUSV prototype in the first quarter of FY20, according to the release.

 

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