Naval News reported on July 9 that the U.S. Navy is deploying “a torpedo-tube launch-and-recovery (TTL&R) uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) capability” onboard the HII-delivered submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791).
The story noted that the deployment will involve an HII REMUS 600 UUV, the same type that was launched and recovered from USS Delaware’s torpedo tube during a “Yellow Moray” test in late 2023.
“The intent is we’ll start installing it in about a month,” Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, Commander, Submarine Forces, said in May. “Delaware will deploy about six months later, and then—when the boat gets over to the European theatre—we’re going to look for opportunities to do exercises. … There are a number of different things we can do with the vehicles, and we’ll certainly look for every opportunity.”
The story also noted that the TTL&R capability “is an example of new concepts and technologies being developed under Pillar 2 of the trilateral AUKUS (Australia/UK/US) strategic partnership.”
“We’re going to push to more exercises and development to be able to realize our goal to do more and more uncrewed [activities],” Gaucher said. “We’re ready to get the curve bending to drive exponential growth in how often we’re operating our uncrewed systems.”
Read the story at navalnews.com.
