
By the way, the larger USVs accompanying Theodore Roosevelt on its current deployment are 140-foot Leidos Seahawks, autonomous Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessels (MDUSV). Apparently they're too big to be stowed aboard and sail independently with periodic refueling from destroyers or other ships in the group.
Yes, USVRON-3 was established in May 2024 so operational to some degree for a couple years at least. Vanguard (OUSV-3) is still fitting out at Austal but will join the squadron once completed (like a lot of new ships joining the Navy, being in thw water and actually being operational takes a while.)
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