06 May 2025 Sullivan’s Island Plays Key Role in Navy’s ‘Southern Lightning’ Event NIWC Atlantic and NSWC Crane's "Southern Lightning," supported by Sullivan's Island (Mayor O'Neil), tested unmanned systems communications for a hybrid fleet. Part of Silent Swarm, it integrates manned/unmanned systems. Testing used vehicles supported by the USS Cole and SC...
28 April 2025 Southern Lightning: NIWC Atlantic, NSWC Crane Advance Navy’s Unmanned Mission SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic completed a week of intensive research and communications testing on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare...
24 April 2025 NIWC Atlantic Advances Navy’s Unmanned Mission With NSWC Crane, U.S. Fleet Forces NIWC Atlantic completed a week of testing on April 18, 2025, involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and U.S. Fleet Forces Command...