Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Set to Travel Farther, Operate Autonomously for Months at Sea - See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/topic-a-defense#sthash.ZxzaUVy4.dpuf

Posted at Mar 10, 2016 1:44 PM Chris Riback - See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/topic-a-defense#sthash.ZxzaUVy4.dpuf


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Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Set to Travel Farther, Operate Autonomously for Months at Sea Chris Riback Unmanned undersea vehicles can travel farther and for longer periods below the ocean surface than ever before.


Recent improvements in autonomy, propulsion, and power systems now make it more affordable to operate at sea for months without a support vessel and a crew for day-to-day operations.Boeing Echo Voyager is a new approach to how UUVs will operate in the future. The 51-foot-long vehicle, with a modular payload bay, is not only autonomous while underway, but it can also operate without the support ships that normally assist UUVs. The vehicle can operate autonomously at sea for months at a time thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system. - See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/topic-a-defense#sthash.ZxzaUVy4.dpuf