US Navy’s Navigation Plan 2024 to focus on rapid integration of uncrewed capabilities
The service’s Navigation Plan 2024 and “Project 33” targets outlined robotic and autonomous systems as core focus areas up until 2027.
The first new Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vessels built under the US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) programme are set to be delivered.
Speaking at Sea-Air-Space 2015, Capt Chris Mercer, programme manager for the SSC at PMS 377 in PEO Ships said that the new LCACs will replace 52 older LCACs. A production readiness review was completed in October 2014 with construction of the first craft, 100, starting in November 2014 and Craft 101 following in January 2015.
Craft 100 is a test and evaluation vessel that was first contracted in July 2012 for $213million and 101 is a risk
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The service’s Navigation Plan 2024 and “Project 33” targets outlined robotic and autonomous systems as core focus areas up until 2027.
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