It's unclear when or how the Navy will buy small unmanned surface and undersea systems. But the desire is there, and L3Harris is responding to that signal.
The yard has laid off nearly 100 workers related to the LCU program since January and is considering actions to dispute the Navy’s termination of the deal.
Navy warfighting development commands are already churning out new tactics for training and operations in the Middle East based on ongoing Houthi attacks.