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Raytheon has completed months of testing with its Barracuda UUV in the mine-neutralisation role, notably in an untethered mode, but the company is now looking to how the system can be used to provide other capabilities. Bill Guarini, Raytheon’s director of naval systems and sustainment, told Shephard at this week’s Sea-Air-Space 2025 about the company’s expectations for the Barracuda which is being developed for the USN. According to Guarini, the company is confident that the UUV will “not just