US Navy Accelerates Investment in Large Naval Drones to Counter Growing Chinese Maritime Threat and Reduce Operational Vulnerabilities

US Navy Accelerates Investment in Large Naval Drones to Counter Growing Chinese Maritime Threat and Reduce Operational Vulnerabilities

The U.S. Navy is making a significant push toward uncrewed naval warfare, with three key programs—Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), and the Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), also known as Orca—set to transform the maritime...