Unmanned surface vessel RFP released by U.S. Navy
NewsJuly 18, 2019
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.