CET and RTX Complete Extended-Range UUV Demonstration
Composite Energy Technologies (CET) and Raytheon, an RTX business, have successfully demonstrated a next-generation uncrewed undersea vehicle (UUV) designed to deliver payloads over extended ranges. In under four months, the two companies collaborated to design, integrate, and deploy a fully autonomous UUV using Navy-developed, open-architecture software and autonomy packages available for industry use. The rapid development and live in-water demonstration highlight the effectiveness of combining proven Navy technologies with an innovative commercial undersea platform.
The demonstration, conducted in Narragansett Bay, showcased the UUV executing autonomous mission profiles under operational conditions while monitored by a support vessel. Leaders from both companies emphasized the milestone as a key step toward operationalizing scalable, modular, and mission-adaptable undersea systems for Navy and defense applications. CET noted that the commercially based, modular platform is ready for scaled production, offering reduced long-term costs and a sustainable supply chain to support future U.S. Navy operations in contested maritime environments.