US Navy makes history with unmanned underwater vehicle

US Navy makes history with unmanned underwater vehicle

In a stealthy, first-of-its-kind mission beneath European waters, the U.S. Navy successfully launched and recovered an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) from a submerged submarine, all without a single diver in the water. The operation, carried out by the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), marked the first-ever forward-deployed torpedo tube launch and recovery of an autonomous UUV to complete a tactical objective. Sailo…