Experts said that this deployment could lay the foundation for how the Navy develops its concept of operations for unmanned systems.
Experts said that this deployment could lay the foundation for how the Navy develops its concept of operations for unmanned systems.
The U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program selected 7 separate designs to advance towards at sea testing, with further scaling following suit as a part of the several billion dollar initiative to regain the U.S. Navy’s mass. The 7 companies selected by the Navy include, Sea Machines, Leidos, Saronic Technologies, Galliano Marine Services, ...
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Saronic today announced the launch of its first Marauder Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV), designed to deliver dual-use autonomous capability far from shore across the full range of defense and commercial applications. Saronic press release The first Marauder hull moved from initial design to on-water trials in under a year, a pace not seen in ...
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The Navy did not reveal which companies’ designs were selected to advance.
The U.S. Navy practiced at-sea refueling of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) during a recent demonstration ahead of the service’s planned deployment of the sea drones with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group later this year. Occurring off Southern California, the oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) recently conducted an astern replenishment-at-sea of the Medium Unmanned ...
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At Sea Air Space 2026, Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) and Miami-based autonomous maritime company Magnet Defense announced a strategic partnership to produce medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the U.S. Department of War. Hanwha Defense USA press release The partnership includes several potential projects, such as producing advanced, cost-effective, and highly capable 38-meter MUSVs. Magnet…
The MUSV comes in two variants: the Spectre Silent Endurance, and the Spectre Stealth Strike.
The new Spectre unmanned surface vessel (USV) is saildrone’s largest offering yet, standing in at 52 meters (~170 feet) in length, enabling the carriage of a multitude of payloads matching different mission sets. The Medium-size USV was unveiled today at Sea Air Space 2026. NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Long lead time materials for the first ...
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