General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Fairfax, Va., has completed the critical design review for the Knifefish surface-mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), and is beginning to develop the UUV's hardware and software. In April, the Knifefish UUV, which will be part of the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission package in 2017, formally entered into full-scale development after completing a critical design review in January that included significant risk-reduction measures.
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