HII have recently announced that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a contract to build nine small unmanned undersea vehicles (SUUV) for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish System program.
The contract has the potential to grow to as many as 200 vehicles over the next five years with a total value of more than $347 million.
The Lionfish System, based on HII’s REMUS 300, is a highly portable, two-person SUUV with an open architecture design and versatile payload options.
Notably, in early 2022, REMUS 300 was chosen as the Navy’s official program of record for the next-generation SUUV.
Administered by Naval Sea Systems Command, this contract provides for the delivery and support of the Navy’s next generation SUUVs, as well as afloat and auxiliary support equipment and engineering services.
Noteworthy, the vehicles, incorporating the latest in autonomous and unmanned technology, will conduct critical undersea missions for the Navy.
The Lionfish System was developed through an innovative process with the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit and the Navy that incorporated feedback from multiple user groups to uniquely meet the needs of the warfighters.
HII is the largest producer of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) worldwide.
Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including UUVs and unmanned surface vessels (USV).
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