{"id":45855,"date":"2023-09-21T21:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/21\/us-navy-unmanned-surface-vessels-visit-japan-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:43:21","slug":"us-navy-unmanned-surface-vessels-visit-japan-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/09\/21\/us-navy-unmanned-surface-vessels-visit-japan-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy unmanned surface vessels visit Japan for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unmanned surface vessels Ranger and Mariner pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka Sept. 18, becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2021\/07\/13\/us-navy-pentagon-to-test-large-unmanned-ships-in-operationally-relevant-scenarios-as-program-winds-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">first Navy USVs<\/a> to visit Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessels, assigned to Unmanned Surface Vessel Division 1, have been taking part in the Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 exercise, which aims to test and advance concepts and capabilities for medium and large USVs in the Indo-Pacific. The exercise is the first to use USVs in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnmanned and autonomous technologies are key to growing our distributed maritime operations framework,\u201d said Rear Adm. Blake Converse, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, in a Navy news release. \u201cBy proliferating our presence in the Pacific and increasing the fleet\u2019s situational awareness and lethality, we give ourselves more options to make better decisions at all levels of leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy stood up USVDIV-1 in May 2022 to help expedite the integration of unmanned vehicles into the Navy\u2019s fleet. Along with the Mariner and Ranger, the command also includes medium unmanned surface vessels Sea Hunter and Sea Hawk, which participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/08\/08\/us-navy-injects-first-of-kind-unmanned-experiments-into-multinational-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\">2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Integrated Battle Problem 23.2, which kicked off in August, is the third multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise under Pacific Fleet\u2019s experimentation plan, the Navy said. The exercise aims to facilitate the development of USV concepts as USVDIV-1 works in conjunction with type commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2023\/04\/12\/us-navy-aims-to-field-manned-unmanned-fleet-within-10-years\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drone-exercise.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy aims to field manned-unmanned fleet within 10 years<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Several leaders at the Sea-Air-Space conference presented updates on key unmanned programs. 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Jeremiah Daley, commanding officer of USVDIV-1, said in a Navy news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3506\" height=\"2337\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg 3506w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8030897.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3506px) 100vw, 3506px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The unmanned surface vessel Ranger conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew during Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 on Sept. 16. (MC2 Jesse Monford\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe continue to turn fleet feedback from exercises into adapting technology and requirement generation in order to provide realistic and impactful capabilities that future USV programs of record will bring to the Navy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USVDIV-1 also participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/09\/15\/navy-marine-corps-test-warfighting-concepts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Large Scale Exercise 2023<\/a> last month, which brought together 25,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel to test their ability to coordinate large scale formations while tackling realistic scenarios akin to what they might experience in conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise included six carrier strike groups \u2014 two live and four virtual \u2014 spread across all seven U.S. fleets. 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