Halter Marine teaming with Gibbs & Cox on U.S. Navy’s large unmanned surface vessel

Halter Marine is teaming with Gibbs & Cox, Inc., on the U.S. Navy’s contract to perform design studies for the development of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV).

Halter Marine teaming with Gibbs & Cox on U.S. Navy’s large unmanned surface vessel

The LUSV studies contract has an anticipated completion date of August 2021 with an option for additional studies, which would extend the forecasted completion date to May 2022.

Halter Marine will provide shipbuilding expertise to complement the naval architecture and marine engineering of Gibbs & Cox.

Bob Merchent, President and CEO of Halter Marine, said:

”We are honored to be part of the Gibbs & Cox team participating in the Navy’s LUSV studies contract. We are currently working together on other contracts, and I have every confidence that our team will advise and enhance the ultimate design to most effectively implement the Navy’s current mission.”

Halter Marine is partnered with Gibbs & Cox on the Navy’s contract for industrial studies for the auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) program as well as phase 1 preliminary/contract design for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s AGOR Variant (NAV).

The LUSV will be a high-endurance ship able to accommodate various payloads for unmanned missions to augment the Navy’s manned surface force, according to the Navy’s program summary. Plans call for a vessel about 200 to 300 feet long that can function either partially or completely autonomously.