SubSea Craft and NSI Demonstrate Integrated Unmanned Maritime Systems
SubSea Craft, Naval Systems, Inc. and Dragonfish Technical Solutions demonstrated unmanned surface, underwater and aerial systems during an exercise off California.
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SubSea Craft and Naval Systems, Inc. (NSI), working with Dragonfish Technical Solutions, reported demonstrating integrated unmanned maritime systems off California during an exercise held October 5–8. The demonstration combined SubSea Craft’s MARS unmanned surface vehicle with NSI’s Arowana unmanned underwater vehicle.
Key details
- The teams reportedly launched Arowana underwater vehicles from MARS during simulated engagements involving surface targets.
- A separate demonstration reportedly paired diver-deployable CADDIS unmanned aerial systems with Arowana. CADDIS surfaced, flew toward a designated target and relayed information to Arowana.
- The companies said MARS, Arowana and CADDIS were selected for Maritime Big Play Pacific through a U.S. Navy BARB solicitation.
Robert Gibson said integration and testing for Arowana with MARS and CADDIS took one month.
Why it matters
The demonstrations brought surface, underwater and aerial uncrewed platforms together in a single exercise. The teams tested both vehicle-to-vehicle coordination and deployments that began underwater.
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