Insight into the U.S. Navy's key unmanned platform programmes at UMST USA 2022

LONDON - July 19, 2022 - PRLog -- In recent news, the U.S. Navy has embarked on a campaign to assimilate unmanned warships into its fleet of combat vessels. *

The unmanned warships come with diverse forms and features, but the most promising at present is an 85-foot robotic submarine dubbed Orca that can operate autonomously at sea for 30 days.

Initially, the Navy expects Orca to lay anti-ship mines, particularly where it would be dangerous to send manned warships. According to Dorothy Engelhardt, a key player in the Navy's unmanned warship efforts, the new system "delivers game-changing intelligent offensive mine warfare capability that is designed to expose and subdue our enemies' freedom of movement."

If these ideas come to fruition, then Orca could be the leading edge of a revolution at sea.

It is now more critical than ever to attend the Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA Conference in Arlington, VA, on September 28-29, 2022, where delegates will hear important updates from Dorothy Engelhardt and other leading U.S. military leaders driving the development of unmanned maritime systems.

It is free for U.S. Military & DOD Personnel to attend – contact joverell@smi-online.co.uk. International military and commercial organizations can register online at www.umst-usa.com/pr4.

The two-day agenda includes the following U.S. DOD speakers:

• Rear Admiral Doug Perry, Director, Undersea Warfare (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Captain Thomas Remmers, Unmanned Systems Cross Functional Team Lead, Assistant Commandant for Capabilities (CG-7), U.S. Coast Guard
• Captain Ben Van Buskirk, Director, NavalX
• Colonel Brad Green, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Branch Chief, U.S. Marine Corps
• Commander Brian Conlan, Commanding Officer, Unmanned Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron 19 (VUP-19), U.S. Navy
• Dr Ayodeji Coker, Autonomy Portfolio Manager, Office of Naval Research
• Dr Jason D. Strickland, Maritime Staff Specialist, Platform & Weapons Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
• Ms Dorothy Engelhardt, Director for Unmanned Systems DASN Ships, U.S. Navy
• Ms. Schuyler Moore, Chief Strategy Officer, Task Force 59, U.S. Navy
• Mr Michael Stewart, Unmanned Task Force Executive Director, U.S. Navy

The full agenda and speaker line-up can be found at http://www.umst-usa.com/PR4.

Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA

September 28-29, 2022

Hilton Arlington, VA

Sponsored by: Honeywell - Sayres and Associates - SparkCognition Government Systems' (SGS) - Windward USA

#UMSTUSA

*source: Forbes

--------END--------