{"id":1949,"date":"2025-11-18T02:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:59:40","slug":"chief-of-naval-operations-highlights-robotic-and-autonomous-systems-with-visit-to-orca-extra-large-unmanned-undersea-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"Chief of Naval Operations Highlights Robotic and Autonomous Systems with Visit to Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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06 December 2024<\/p>\n

LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing\u2019s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi-mission submersibles in the fleet, Dec 6.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing\u2019s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi-mission submersibles in the fleet, Dec 6.<\/p>\n

The Orca XLUUV is one of several unmanned maritime systems programs that the Navy is developing and acquiring to expand to the hybrid Fleet.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGetting Orca into the hands of our warfighters will help us get after my project 33 targets because she is another player \u2013 with some really unique capabilities \u2013 on the field in America\u2019s Warfighting Navy,\u201d said Franchetti. \u201cOrca, and other platforms like her, are an important step forward as we drive towards our future hybrid fleet, which is going be composed of manned and unmanned platforms. It\u2019s a hybrid fleet that we know we will need to maintain our warfighting advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orca and other autonomous systems represent a leap forward in naval warfare, providing unmatched operational advantages by extending reach, reducing risks to personnel, and enhancing strategic capabilities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have no doubt that Orca will contribute to our future lethality, to our warfighting effectiveness, and further bolster our ability to deter any potential adversaries,\u201d said Franchetti. \u201cWhat we learn from this capability will inform the development of future robotic and autonomous systems, and ultimately provide a lot of agility, flexibility and new options to our nation\u2019s decision makers, so that if deterrence fails, we\u2019re ready to fight and win decisively.\u201d<\/p>\n

As reflected in CNO\u2019s Navigation Plan for America\u2019s Warfighting Navy \u201coperationalizing robotic and autonomous systems: move proven systems into the hands of the warfighters\u201d, is one of seven project 33 targets that will help the Navy permanently raise the baseline level of readiness for the possibility of war with the People\u2019s Republic of China by 2027.<\/p>\n

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Construction of XLE-1 is complete, and the vehicle is at Marina Shipyard for contractor pierside and at-sea testing. Delivery of XLE-1 to the Navy is expected in early 2025, with follow-on Navy Developmental and Operational Testing (DT\/OT) through the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. After completion of Developmental and Operational Testing, UUVRON 3 will complete crew certification, and XLE-1 will be ready for deployment.<\/p>\n

\u2013 US Navy Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William Spears<\/em><\/p>\n

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