
US-based autonomous maritime systems company Saronic has launched Mirage, a 15.8-meter autonomous surface vessel (ASV), expanding its portfolio of uncrewed vessels.

US defense technology companies Saronic and Castelion have teamed up to develop and demonstrate a hypersonic launch capability from an unmanned surface vessel.

America’s largest military shipbuilder HII has partnered with Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing to accelerate the serial production of HII’s ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

HII, in partnership with MetalCraft Marine, has delivered and sea-tested two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) awarded under a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract for smaller-form-factor autonomous boat prototypes for the US Marine Corps.

Australian tech company C2 Robotics had commissioned and christened its Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle (LUUV), the first to be delivered to the United States.

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron company, has scored a contract d from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

HII has revealed plans for the production of four ROMULUS 151 vessels to be built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana, in addition to the ROMULUS 151 currently under construction.

Leonardo DRS has integrated its maritime mission equipment package (M-MEP) on an autonomous unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) developed by Sea Machines.

Defense technology giant Anduril Industries and autonomous maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group have partnered to develop and deliver a capable, scalable, and mission-ready unmanned fleet.

Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) and Miami-based autonomous maritime company Magnet Defense have entered into a strategic partnership to produce medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the US Department of War.

Fincantieri, through its US subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), has been contracted to build Spectre, a new class of high-speed, multi-mission unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by American operator of unmanned surface vehicles Saildrone.

American military shipbuilding company HII has unveiled a next-generation framework for joint, mission-enabled maritime operations.

The US Navy has hired six defense companies for continued studies of a large unmanned surface vessel (USV) design.

The world’s largest international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 concluded on 4 August following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.