Navy awards Boeing $43M contract modification for 4 XLUUV prototypes

摘要

The Navy has awarded Boeing a $43 million contract modification to build four Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle prototypes. "The Orca XLUUV will be modular in construction with the core vehicle providing guidance and control, navigation, autonomy, situational awareness, core communications, power distribution, energy and power, propulsion and maneuvering, and mission sensors," a Feb. 13 Defense Department contract announcement reads.