Boeing to continue technical support for large-displacement unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and sensors

Published on July 25, 2024

WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy unmanned submarine experts are asking the Boeing Co. to continue technical support of the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to undertake long-endurance missions to deploy sensors or other UUVs.

Officials of the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington announced their intention to contract with the Boeing Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntington Beach, Calif., for engineering support services in support of the XLUUV program.

The upcoming contract involves continued engineering and technical support of system design, testing, and delivery of the large-displacement UUV. The value of the contract has yet to be negotiated.

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