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September 25, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of maritime defense, where threats are becoming increasingly dangerous, the U.S. Navy is turning to uncrewed systems, like Textron Systems’ CUSV® (Common Uncrewed Surface Vehicle), to protect sailors from the front lines.

March 27, 2024

Last year, The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants hosted a multi-domain fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC) exercise in Key West, Florida that included 15 Department of Defense and industry collaborators. During the exercise, personnel teamed our Aerosonde® Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) and CUSV® (Common Uncrewed Surface Vehicle) to successfully execute a full detect to engage sensor-to-shooter mission exercise.

January 9, 2024

Textron Systems made great strides in the maritime space over the course of 2023, both through expanded support of our customers and advancements in our solutions’ capabilities and qualifications. Combined, we have brought new capabilities to the warfighter and continue to develop new features to support the missions of the future.

November 28, 2023

This summer, Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV®) participated in US Navy sponsored Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) to demonstrate enhanced capabilities for a surface warfare related mission set.

October 19, 2023

Throughout the past nine years, Textron Systems’ engineering and program management teams designed, developed, tested, produced, and integrated this complex payload onto the CUSV® platform.

April 4, 2023

On March 8, 2023 Textron Systems was awarded an initial $20.8 million award for the design development and integration of the US Navy’s next generation mine sweep system for use on board the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) platform.

January 13, 2021

New Orleans, La. – Textron Systems’ Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) continues to undergo testing, after a successful fall 2020 fly-away of its first two next-generation Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles, SSC crafts 100 and 101.