RESTON, Va., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Leidos has begun operational testing for its Sea Hunter demonstration vessel following a series of completed performance trials.
The testing supports the company's joint project with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, known as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program, or ACTUV. The program aims to develop automated maritime platforms capable of tracking quiet deisel electric submarines.