US Navy Awards General Dynamics $15 Million to Advance MEDUSA UUV That Lays Mines From Submarines

General Dynamics Mission Systems received a $15 million US Navy contract modification exercising options for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset programme. MEDUSA uses an expendable underwater vehicle launched from a submarine torpedo tube to deliver mines and potentially other payloads at a distance. Announced on November 2, the work runs from September 2026 through February 2028 at Quincy and Taunton, Massachusetts, building on earlier prototype, software and engineering activities. The award supports further system maturation and support infrastructure, with no production quantity or initial operational capability date announced.