As of January 2024, the fleet consisted of three ships delivered and one under construction. The first was USV Ranger, [3] the second was USV Nomad[1] and the third was USV Mariner. [4] .

Sep 21, 2023 · The unmanned surface vessel Ranger trails the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) as both ships transit the Pacific Ocean during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2...

Sep 21, 2023 · USVs Mariner and Ranger and the staff Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1) left California last month and sailed to Hawaii as part of a wide-ranging testing program for the Navy’s future USV fleet, Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley told …

Nov 30, 2022 · Sister vessels Mariner and Ranger were developed by a partnership formed by defence technology company Leidos and Franklin, Louisiana-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft. The 193- by 32-foot (59- by 10-metre) vessels are designated as medium unmanned surface vehicles (MUSVs), and each has a specific set of mechanical, engineering, and mission systems ...

Jul 12, 2024 · USV Ranger and Mariner at HMAS Waterhen in Australia in November 2023. The U.S. Navy is interested in acquiring its first Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) within twelve months, with the potential for six more within two years.

Sep 18, 2023 · U.S. Navy's latest drone boats, USV (unmanned surface vessel) Mariner and LUSV (large unmanned surface vessel) Ranger, made a port call at Yokosuka of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan on August 18, a very rare opportunity to see them in Japan, including Sasebo in western Japan.

Apr 5, 2023 · As a proof of concept, the Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office tested the firing of a Standard Missile 6 remotely from a modular launcher aboard USV Ranger in 2021.

Jun 7, 2021 · The Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), in partnership with the U.S. Navy, recently conducted a second long-range autonomous transit with a Ghost Fleet Overlord...

Mar 23, 2023 · Ghost Fleet Overlord USVs are being used to expand and accelerate the US Navy’s experimentation of larger and highly autonomous USVs. Overlord LUSVs can host numerous payloads, including anti-ship and land-attack missiles. Credit: US Navy/RELEASED.

Jan 16, 2024 · The unmanned surface vessel Ranger trails the U.S. Navy destroyer Shoup as both ships transit the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 15, 2023. (MC2 Jesse Monford/U.S. Navy) A bright spot was command and ...