unmanned surface vehicle

New USV Takes Autonomous Ops Into Hazardous Littoral Waters

OceanSled Explorer is a rugged autonomous surface vehicle, measuring 3.6 meters, displacing 280 kilograms, and carrying up to 454 kilograms of payload.

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Remote AI Hubs to Lead Royal Navy’s Autonomous Minehunting

Thales just bagged a $13.5 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to roll out next-gen remote command centers for the Royal Navy.

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Northrop Demos Towed Anti-Mine Sonar on Drone Boat for US Navy

Northrop Grumman has tested the integration of its AN/AQS-24 anti-mine sonar system with an unmanned surface vessel for the US Navy.

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HII Advances ROMULUS Autonomous Vessel Prototype Toward Sea Trials

Huntington Ingalls Industries is advancing the development of a ROMULUS prototype, its new unmanned surface vessel family.

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Taiwanese Navy Seeks High-Speed Kamikaze Drone Boat for Contested Domains

The Republic of China Navy has published a request for information on a suicide unmanned surface vessel, outlining requirements for a high-speed, long-range capability designed for hostile maritime environments.

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UK Launches Atlantic Bastion: Advancing Undersea Defense With Next-Gen Tech

Atlantic Bastion is the UK’s AI-enabled, hybrid undersea program, linking ships, submarines, aircraft, and unmanned vessels, and featuring advanced acoustic sensors.

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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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Turkey’s New USV Wraps Up Trials, Readies for Frontline EW Missions

The MARLIN EW 100 is Turkey's new unmanned surface vessel, developed by Aselsan and Sefine Shipyard for electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and surveillance missions.

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France Gets First ‘Multi-View’ Sonar USV for High-Precision Mine Hunting

Thales USV is a new unmanned surface vehicle for the French Navy, combining TSAM towed sonar and SAMDIS multi-view sonar for high-precision mine detection.

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Two Brains, One Hull: ROMULUS USV Trials Dual-Autonomy Integration at Sea

ROMULUS 20 USV uses a modular, commercial-standard hull, running HII’s Odyssey and Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy systems to plan, coordinate, and execute missions independently.

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