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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)
February 12, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) on February 12 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.Kansas City is the 21st littoral combat ship (LCS) delivered to the Navy and the 11th the Independence variant to join the fleet. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to... MORE

Cmdr. William Dvorak (left) , executive officer, future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) and Cmdr. Kris Netemeyer, littoral combat ship (LCS) program manager's representative Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast congratulate each other on the delivery of the 11th Independence variant LCS.

LCS Mission Module Program Office Completes At-Sea Demonstration of GARC/TALONS System
November 25, 2019 — PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Navy completed a demonstration of the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) and Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS), the service announced Nov. 25.The GARC/TALONS prototype is being evaluated to provide enhanced communication ranges for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission... MORE

The Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) is a parafoil-based system shown kiting from the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft. TALONS relays data between the MCM USV and the LCS via the government-developed multi-vehicle communication relays system.

New Phase of Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Testing Begins
October 1, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The second phase of the Ghost Fleet Overlord program commenced with the award of contract modifications to the two industry teams who participated in Phase I, the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced Oct. 1.The Overlord program, developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic... MORE

A Ghost Fleet Overlord test vessel sits pier-side following a capstone demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the program in September.

US Navy’s Knifefish UUV Program Achieves Milestone C
August 26, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The Program Executive Officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) granted Milestone C approval to the Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Program. The decision clears the way for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the system, PEO USC announced Aug. 23.The Navy is expected to award a LRIP contract... MORE

MASSACHUSETTS BAY (May 13, 2019) Senior Chief Mineman Abraham Garcia, left, and Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Joshua Gaskill, members of the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) test team, man tending lines during crane operations as part of an operational assessment conducted by members from Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR)

US Navy Releases Request for Proposals for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle
July 16, 2019 — WASHINGTON — The Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), July 16.The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deploying modular, open architecture surface vehicle capable of autonomous navigation and mission execution. The development RFP contains options for additional... MORE

Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Completes Integration Testing of Unmanned Vehicles
January 24, 2019 — SAN DIEGO — The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Program successfully completed shipboard integration testing of two unmanned systems on board USS Independence (LCS 2) Jan. 14... MORE

Testing of the Unmanned Influence Sweep System off littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) in San Diego.

Navy Accepts Final Component for LCS Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package
December 4, 2018 — FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Navy took delivery of the final component of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Mission Package Nov. 30, following the successful completion of a rigorous acceptance test regime at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute... MORE

Rear Adm. John Neagley, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants, poses with sailors attached to USS Forth Worth (LCS 3) at a test event for the DART mission system at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institute in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Future USS Sioux City to arrive in Annapolis for Commissioning
November 5, 2018 — THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN UPDATED DUE TO A SCHEDULE CHANGE -- WASHINGTON — The future USS Sioux City (LCS 11) will arrive in Annapolis, Maryland, Nov. 12 in advance of the ship’s commissioning ceremony... MORE

PEO USC Program Office wins two Navy acquisition awards
October 16, 2018 — WASHINGTON — The Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office within Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) received two 2018 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards during a ceremony Oct. 16 at the Pentagon... MORE

Navy Completes Lightweight Torpedo Defense Mission Module Testing
May 4, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the successful completion of two days of at-sea testing of the AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow (LWT) Torpedo Defense Mission Module (TDMM), May 2... MORE

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