The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.

The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.

The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.

The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.

The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.

The first Orca XLUUV prototype was launched by the USN in April 2022. (US Navy)

The proposed US Navy (USN) Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) programme started testing in March 2023 and is moving forward, according to Captain Scot Searles, programme manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems.

“We're starting to pick up speed,” Capt Searles said on 4 April during a briefing at the annual Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland.

“The Orca is finally in water,” he said. He also cited the new test site groundbreaking at the naval base in Ventura County in California.

He said the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report of the Orca programme was issued on 28 September 2022.

“The XLUUV effort is at least USD242 million or 64% over its original cost estimate and at least three years late,” according to the GAO report.