Textron Systems is set to support software development updates and payload integration for the U.S. Navy’s Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) under a contract awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
Textron Systems will be responsible for payload integration, testing, and demonstrations involving future MCM mission packages, including the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) and Mine Neutralization payloads.
The work also extends to non-MCM capabilities, such as surface warfare (SuW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) functions.
In 2014, Textron Systems was awarded the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) contract to design and develop the MCM Mission Package, comprising the craft, mine sweep, and mine hunt systems. As the original designer, developer, and manager of the MCM USV software, Textron Systems brings in-depth knowledge to the upgrade and maintenance of the software architecture.
The company additionally developed the Common Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (CUSV®), which was adapted into the Navy’s first USV program of record. With extensive operational experience and a long-standing role as a systems integrator, Textron Systems delivers advanced, multi-mission payload integration for naval platforms.
The Software Support Activity (SSA) and Payload Integration contract is valued at up to $100 million over a three-year period of performance.
David Phillips, Senior Vice President, Air, Land and Sea Systems, stated, “Our expertise lies in knowing how to design, integrate, field and support uncrewed systems. Supporting the software development of MCM USV craft allows us to apply that expertise to further the Navy’s missions.”
