Breaking Defense reported in April that the Defense Innovation Unit “is seeking a commercially available unmanned undersea vehicles capable of ‘deploying large payloads’ across ranges further than 1,000 nautical miles.”
The story cited a DIU solicitation for a “Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform” that said, in part: “Current UUV capabilities present limitations in range and payload capacity, hindering the effective deployment of critical resources in certain operational scenarios. The DoD seeks commercially available, demonstration-ready uncrewed systems that address these limitations, offering a scalable and cost-effective solution for long-range, high-capacity payload deployment.”
The story described the DIU as “the Pentagon’s conduit agency to Silicon Valley” and cited HII’s Lionfish small UUV as one of “only a select few vehicles have made their way into programs of record.”
Read the full story at breakingdefense.com.
