US UUV / AUV Projects (Unmanned / autonomous underwater vehicle)

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/27/navy-fires-admiral-who-ran-office-overseeing-unmanned-systems-small-ships.html

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[publiusr]

"Stealthy Ship Hull Cuts Through Waves Like Butter"

-at phys.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

U.S. Navy Pairs Heavyweight Torpedo with USV in a New Program Effort - Naval News

The U.S. Navy's 2026 budget request is funding a containerized heavyweight torpedo launcher for use on USV and small combatants

www.navalnews.com

 

[Sferrin]

U.S. Navy Pairs Heavyweight Torpedo with USV in a New Program Effort - Naval News

The U.S. Navy's 2026 budget request is funding a containerized heavyweight torpedo launcher for use on USV and small combatants

www.navalnews.com

I knew it wouldn't be a new torpedo. We'll still be using Mk48s after Mars has been terraformed and navies arise.

 

[A_Random_Guy]

U.S. Navy Pairs Heavyweight Torpedo with USV in a New Program Effort - Naval News

The U.S. Navy's 2026 budget request is funding a containerized heavyweight torpedo launcher for use on USV and small combatants

www.navalnews.com

Contrary to the Author this is probably mostly focused on ASW. Lightweight torps are more equivalent to depth charges in employment (dating all the way back to Fido). A heavyweight torp provides better performance and lethality against submarines without the massive requirements for an ASROC launcher.

Trying to get close enough to a CSG or even SAG with a USV is relegating the boat to becoming helicopter food, even if they slap a Stinger or small RAM launcher on it.

This isn’t to say it couldn’t or shouldn’t be used against surface vessels when opportunity arises but I doubt that is the aim.

 

[Scott Kenny]

It's actually quite large. How is it being transported to theatre? Aircraft, ships, submarines? And then what kind of range does it have once its operating independently?

Early concept art (I'm talking like 2005 or so) had 4 of them docking to a submarine, clinging on like remoras.

Northrop’s colossal Manta Ray underwater drone passes at-sea tests

“I think it is striking in its size and scale, even for those folks that have been there throughout the design process.”

www.c4isrnet.com

Described as massive big enough to carry some Mk-48s?

That same early concept art had it carrying 4x torpedoes (or torpedo-shaped objects like the old LMRS mine-finder)

 

[Halcyon66]

Guardian Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Set for Defense Customer

https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2025/08/guardian-autonomous-underwater-vehicle-set-for-defense-customer/

Regards,

 

[Forest Green]

HII and Babcock join forces to integrate UUVs with submarine Weapon Handling and Launch Systems​

HII and Babcock join forces to integrate UUVs with submarine Weapon Handling and Launch Systems - Naval News

During DSEI UK 2025, Babcock and HII signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring together HII’s REMUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and Babcock’s submarine Weapon Handling and Launch Systems (WHLS).

www.navalnews.com

 

[Forest Green]

US Navy continues AUV – SSN torpedo-tube launch and recovery efforts​

US Navy continues AUV - SSN torpedo-tube launch and recovery efforts - Naval News

The US Navy (USN) is continuing to develop different generations of its REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) family for submarine torpedo-tube launch and recovery (TTL&R), with the successful trial of a REMUS 620 medium AUV from a test fixture in early October.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Forest Green]

DSIT Launches GhostFin Multi-Mission Sonar Suite for UUVs​

DSIT Launches GhostFin Multi-Mission Sonar Suite for UUVs - Naval News

DSIT Solutions is proud to launch GhostFin, its unique multi-mission sonar suite for UUVs. GhostFin narrows the gap between unmanned vehicles and traditional submarines.

www.navalnews.com

General Dynamics Testing MEDUSA Submarine Launched Mine Warfare Drone​

General Dynamics Testing MEDUSA Submarine Launched Mine Warfare Drone - Naval News

General Dynamics is working on MEDUSA, a new unmanned underwater offensive mining system set to be deployed on American attack boats.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020860827042005492

View: https://x.com/LockheedMartin/status/2020860827042005492?s=20


LampreyMMAUV™

LampreyMMAUV™

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www.lockheedmartin.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0RAwJlAxs

Undersea Drone That Attaches Itself To Other Vessels Unveiled By Lockheed​

Undersea Drone That Attaches Itself To Other Vessels Unveiled By Lockheed

Lamprey can launch aerial drones, launch decoys, and fire torpedoes after arriving discreetly in an operating area by hitching a ride.

www.twz.com