Duane Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems group in HII’s Mission Technologies division, is quoted throughout a Feb. 26 Marine Technology article titled “Rising expectations: A deep dive on underwater vehicles.”
“Customers are moving away from buying one or two vehicles for experimentation and toward fleet-level quantities,” he said. “That shift signals that unmanned undersea systems are transitioning from trials into sustained, operational use with real training, logistics and lifecycle expectations.”
The article also underscores the importance of user experience, noting that systems must be efficient, customizable, and capable of integrating into broader maritime operations.
“Customers want systems that can handle uncertainty, operate with limited communications, and integrate smoothly into broader maritime forces that include crewed ships, aircraft and other unmanned platforms,” Fotheringham said. “They’re also looking for reduced operator burden.”
HII’s REMUS unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) is highlighted in the article for its modular energy architecture, which allows endurance to be scaled to mission needs.
Read the full article at marinetechnologynews.com.
