Metal Shark taps HavocAI to bring its tech to unmanned surface fleet

October 16, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić

Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark and technology company HavocAI have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate Havoc’s collaborative autonomy platform across Metal Shark’s existing fleet of high-speed maneuverable unmanned surface vessels (HSMUSVs).

Already deployed with the US Navy, the US Army, and used in live operational settings by multiple international allies, Havoc’s collaborative autonomy technology will allow a single operator to quickly and effectively conduct complex operations involving multiple Metal Shark HSMUSVs simultaneously.

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This technology enables “interoperability and lethality through autonomous, intelligent boat swarms that overwhelm adversaries”.

The partnership addresses critical needs for heterogeneous fleet coordination – mixed fleets of different sizes and capabilities to operate cohesively, maximizing mission flexibility and asset utilization.

“We’re not just announcing a partnership—we’re once again demonstrating that real autonomy is available right now for existing warfighting platforms,” said Paul Lwin, CEO of HavocAI.

“Metal Shark’s engineering excellence and track record of delivering thousands of reliable vessels to military and commercial operators worldwide makes them the ideal partner for expanding Havoc’s proven collaborative autonomy capabilities.”

“Simply put, we chose to partner with Havoc because they are demonstrating real and substantial, head-turning operational results in the autonomous surface vessels space,” said Chris Allard, CEO of Metal Shark.

“Over the years, Metal Shark has built and delivered over 400 autonomous or remote operated vessels, and the scale and maturity of Havoc’s platform in such a short time made them the perfect partner for us.”

Metal Shark has won multiple US Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to produce various patrol boats. The company is currently producing the US Navy’s next-generation 40 PB combatant craft and 85’ near coastal patrol vessels.