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JCREW Counter IED Program Achieves Full Operational Capability
July 25, 2023 — WASHINGTON - The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced that the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Block One (I1B1) program has achieved full operational capability (FOC) ahead of schedule.The I1B1 is a family of systems sharing common... MORE

Airmen at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia perform field exercises during Force Protection Operational Rehearsal (FPOR). An Airman (right) carries the dismounted “manpack” JCREW system to show capabilities during the event in November of 2022.

Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants Holds Change of Office Ceremony
June 5, 2023 — WASHINGTON – Capt. Kevin Smith relieved Rear Adm. Casey Moton as program executive office unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC) during a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 1.Mr. Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the navy for research, development, acquisition (ASN RDA), served as the principal speaker and... MORE

Jay Stefany, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, Acquisition) oversees Capt. Kevin Smith relieving Rear Adm. Casey Moton as Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants.

Navy and Industry Partners Complete Production Mk 18 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Systems
February 3, 2023 — Washington – The Navy announced today a significant milestone in the delivery of unmanned undersea warfighting capability to the fleet. Production of the MK 18 Mod 2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) program of record has completed.Managed by the Expeditionary Missions program office under the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small... MORE

Navy team christens first Snakehead advanced undersea vehicle prototype
February 11, 2022 — A Navy team led by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) conducted a vehicle christening for the first Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) prototype Feb. 2 at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in Newport, RI.Snakehead is a... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Canberra (LCS 30)
December 22, 2021 — MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Dec. 21 at Austal USA in Mobile.Canberra is the second ship to honor the loss of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra during the Battle of Savo Island in World War II, and is the 15th Independence-variant LCS and the 26th LCS to join the Fleet. Canberra completed... MORE

Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
May 26, 2021 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully concluded acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico May 14 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations.“I continue to be impressed with the outstanding results achieved by the Navy and industry team during acceptance trials for LCS ships. The future USS Savannah set the bar even... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Mobile (LCS 26)
December 11, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony at Austal USA on Dec. 9.Mobile is the 23rd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 13th of the Independence variant to join the fleet. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder, Austal USA, to the Navy. It is the final milestone... MORE

Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) Completes Successful Acceptance Trial
October 8, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Mobile (LCS 26) successfully concluded its acceptance trial in the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 25 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations.The Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship’s systems during the trial, spanning multiple functional areas including main... MORE

US Navy Awards Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Contract
April 30, 2020 — WASHINGTON — Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) today. The contract for detail design and construction (DD&C) of up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates (consisting of one base ship and nine option ships) was awarded to Marinette Marine Corp., officials... MORE

An artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The U.S.Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate on April 30.

MCM USV testing continues despite Coronavirus limitations
April 2, 2020 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Off-board Systems Development Branch are continuing to meet mission requirements during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MSM USV) project team is supporting contractor testing onboard NSWC PCD using the Coastal Test Range (CTR)... MORE

The Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle project team conducts underway missions in support of contractor testing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division.