HII’s Mission Technologies division won a contract to build nine small unmanned undersea vehicles for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish System program.
The contract can grow to up to 200 vehicles over the next five years with a total value of over $347 million.
“Lionfish provides increased capability and interoperability that aligns with the Navy’s undersea priorities, and we look forward to delivering next-generation vehicles that can readily adapt to and support a variety of mission needs,” said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of Mission Technologies.
The Lionfish System is based on HII’s REMUS 300, and is a portable, two-person SUUV with an open architecture design and versatile payload options, the company said.
REMUS 300 was picked as the Navy’s official program of record for the next-generation SUUV in 2022.
This contract is administered by Naval Sea Systems Command. It covers the delivery and support of the Navy’s next generation SUUVs, as well as afloat and auxiliary support equipment and engineering services.
The vehicles will use the latest in autonomous and unmanned technology to conduct critical Naval undersea missions.