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DARPA Looks For Unmanned Vessel To Follow Subs

January 04 2011

USA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it is seeking an unmanned vessel able to trail quiet submarines.

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program calls for an autonomous unmanned naval vessel with unique architectures for robust platform performance across a range of missions, said Rob McHenry, the DARPA program manager.

Agency officials say the program is geared toward autonomous operations technology with a goal of full...

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