Advanced Mining Capabilities
Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA)
MEDUSA is a tactical, clandestine mining system using an expendable unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can be launched from a submarine torpedo tube. The U.S. Navy is developing MEDUSA to address the need for an advanced maritime mining system with long-range offensive mining capabilities.
MEDUSA Program Achieves Early Testing Wins
Rapid Prototyping is Paving the Way for Future Success
Recent testing of the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset, or MEDUSA, program is off to an impressive and rapid start, marked by the successful completion of key risk reduction activities. This ambitious program is developing a state-of-the-art mining system utilizing an expendable unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can be safely deployed from a submarine.
