USV

Saildrone's USV fires JAGM missiles in live test off Hawaii

HII’s Watcher USV completes US Marine Corps test program

HII has completed a US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) prototype program for the Watcher small unmanned surface vessel (sUSV), demonstrating the...

Saronic puts first Marauder MUSV through testing at Port of Gulfport

Saronic has expanded its operations to Gulfport, Mississippi, establishing a new site at the Port of Gulfport to test and commission its Marauder...

Blue Water Autonomy wins spot on US Navy’s $40M ocean mapping contract

Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company Blue Water Autonomy has been selected for a multiple-award contract by the US Naval...

US Navy expands Saildrone Voyager missions following major cocaine seizure

The US Navy has expanded the deployment of Saildrone's Voyager unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) after the platforms helped enable the...

Canada and UK firms join forces to expand autonomous vessel operations in North America

Canadian shipbuilder Hike Metal Products has signed a technology licensing agreement with UK-based HydroSurv to manufacture, market and support a...

Saronic splashes new autonomous surface vessel Mirage

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

Saronic and Castelion to bring hypersonic strike capability to unmanned surface vessels

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

HII boosts ROMULUS USV production

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, MetalCraft Marine deliver USV prototypes to US Marine Corps

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 firm commissions first US export LUUV

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 to provide TSUNAMI USVs to US Navy

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 kicks off production of four more ROMULUS 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 integrates counter-UAS system on autonomous unmanned surface vessel

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