Underwater drone program

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – The Naval Oceanographic Office Glider Operations Center has partnered with the University of Southern Mississippi to offer a program to those who want to go into the field of unmanned systems. The SSC office operates the largest fleet of unmanned ocean gliders in the nation. The fleet of gliders is deployed worldwide to gather oceanographic data. The data gives Navy ships the information needed to navigate and operate in foreign waters, said Dr. William Burnett, deputy commander of the center. The first certification classes will graduate this summer. (Source: WLOX-TV, 03/24/17) For additional information on the Navy's underwater drones, see pages 60-61 of the 2011 Gulf Coast Aerospace Corridor.