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Understanding the environment is the baseline for successful naval operations. To develop more and better undersea charts, the Navy is combining hydrography with autonomy for the first time.
USNI News Navy Takes Delivery of Sea Hawk Unmanned Vessel Seahawk USV. Leidos Image A second medium-sized unmanned surface vessel prototype has delivered to the Navy, builder Leidos announced this week. Sea Hawk, sister ship to the Navy’s Sea Hunter, was built on the Gulf Coast and is now bound to join the Navy’s Surface Development Squadron One in California, the company said in a Wednesday press release. In 2017, the Office of Naval research awarded Leidos a $35.5 million contract to build the 145-ton trimaran as a follow-up to the original L3-built Sea Hunter that was developed by DARP...
By Ocean News April 9, 2021 Leidos , a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, has completed delivery of a cutting-edge autonomous vessel to the U.S. Navy, known as Seahawk. The Office of Naval Research awarded Leidos the cost-plus-fixed fee contract to build the vessel, with an approximate value of $35.5 million, in December 2017. Work was principally performed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “As technology continues to accelerate and adversaries become more sophisticated, our customers must constantly evolve,” said retired Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, Leidos Vice President and Nav...
Autonomous Vessel Seahawk Delivered to the US Navy Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Photo: Leidos) Leidos announced Wednesday that it has completed delivery of a cutting-edge autonomous vessel to the U.S. Navy, known as Seahawk. The Office of Naval Research awarded Leidos the cost-plus-fixed fee contract to build the vessel, with an approximate value of $35.5 million, in December 2017. Work was principally performed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “As technology continues to accelerate and adversaries become more sophisticated, our customers must constantly evolve,” said retired Rear Adm. ...
US Navy welcomes Seahawk autonomous vessel April 8, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic Leidos, a science and technology company, has completed the delivery of an autonomous vessel, known as Seahawk, to the US Navy. Photo: Leidos The Office of Naval Research awarded Leidos the cost-plus-fixed fee contract to build the vessel, with an approximate value of $35.5 million, in December 2017. Work was principally performed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “We are honored to provide this latest technological advancement to America’s sailors who fight to keep the...