Marines Test USV for Littoral Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operations

The Marine Corps trialled using an Unmanned Surface Vessel as part of its Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization System last month. The USV trials were carried out by Program Manager Combat Support Systems (PM CSS) of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC) with a PM CSS Explosive Hazard Defeat Team at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The trials were held in response to a littoral capability gap with the solution being a commercial USV equipped with integrated autonomous driving and payl

Source: USNI News