Textron Systems' Common Unmanned Surface Vessel Excels During SUMMIT Demonstration

Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. TXT company, announced today that its Common Unmanned Surface Vessel successfully completed the Supervision of Unmanned Vehicles Mission Management by Interactive Teams (SUMMIT) demonstration sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. During the 10-day demonstration, the CUSV executed Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasure missions as commanded by the SUMMIT software-based management system. “I am very pleased with the CUSV system and the AAI team's participation in the LCS SUMMIT exercise,” said Dr. Sam Taylor, the ONR Unmanned Systems Common Control product line manager and chief technology officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, or NSWC PCD. “The reliable and consistent performance of the CUSV contributed significantly to our ability to show the SUMMIT technologies working in a relevant environment under conditions similar to how they will be deployed once fielded.”