Autonomous Surface Vessel

Part Boat, Part Aircraft: US Firm REGENT Launches Hybrid Seaglider

A new platform from US firm REGENT skims the waves like a boat and takes to the air like an aircraft, redefining what autonomous drones can do at sea.

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US Navy’s New Autonomous Ship Can Sail 10,000 Nautical Miles Without a Crew

The US Navy is taking a leap into the autonomous future with its newest naval asset: a 190-foot ship designed to operate for months without a crew.

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Red Cat Reveals Next-Gen Multi-Role USV With Stand-Off Strikes

US firm Red Cat Holdings is stepping up its maritime autonomy push with the V7, an expeditionary unmanned surface vessel built for long-range kinetic engagements.

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US Naval Vessels Get New Tech Boost for Real-Time Threat Awareness

US naval vessels are poised to gain a new layer of situational awareness as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency taps RTX’s Raytheon to build a next-gen sensing and targeting system.

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Norwegian Firms Develop Swarm-Based Mine-Clearing Concept for Autonomous Sea Ops

Norwegian firms Eelume and Maritime Robotics are aiming to revolutionize mine countermeasures by developing a new concept that links surface vessels and underwater robots into a unified system.

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HII Demos Coordinated USV-UUV Ops Using Autonomy Software

HII has demonstrated how unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned underwater vehicles could operate as coordinated teams under a single control architecture.

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Textron Unveils Fifth-Gen USV With Doubled Payload, Expanded Reach

MMUSV is Textron Systems’ fifth-generation Multi-Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel, with extended endurance, heavier payload capacity, and multi-mission flexibility.

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South Korea Builds Autonomous Backbone for Naval Manned-Unmanned Teaming

The integrated control system is the main command system for USV, managing navigation, coordinating with manned vessels, and supported by a weapons operation and launch control system.

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HavocAI Pulls Off First Autonomous Cross-Domain Mission Without GPS

Maritime tech giant HavocAI has completed the “world’s first” live test of an aerial platform linking with a naval system without GPS.

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Bigger Than Most Patrol Boats: US Launches 48-Meter Unmanned Vessel

The M48 is a 48-meter USV with AI-enabled capabilities, has logged 390 days at sea covering 32,000 nautical miles, and operates fully autonomously in high-risk maritime zones.

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