USV

A Drone That Goes After Other Drones: Kraken-Saab Puts an Uncrewed Hunter at Sea

Kraken Technology Group and Saab UK have built an uncrewed surface vessel with a specific job: go looking for drones.

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Bulwark’s New USV Can Haul 23,000 Pounds Through Contested Waters

US firm Bulwark Dynamics is developing a family of unmanned surface vessels to deliver cargo across rough seas, shallow waters, and degraded environments.

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Exail’s DriX USV Demos Third-Party Payload Integration in Sea Trials

Exail has completed sea trials validating third-party sensor integration on its DriX O-16 unmanned surface vessel.

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MARTAC Accelerates USV Production With Mystic Powerboats Partnership

MARTAC has teamed up with fellow Florida firm Mystic Powerboats to expand its domestic uncrewed surface vessel production capacity.

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DARPA’s Unmanned Defiant Vessel to Trial Hyliion Modular Power System

Hyliion Holdings’ KARNO power generation system will undergo sea trials aboard the unmanned surface vessel USX-1 Defiant under DARPA.

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HII Starts Building 4 More ROMULUS USVs

HII has begun building four additional ROMULUS 151 USVs, expanding its autonomous maritime program for the US Navy and allied partners.

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A High-Risk Part of USV Ops Just Went Autonomous With Vestdavit’s ‘AutoHook’

A new robotic system from Fairbanks More Defense’s Vestdavit is aiming to reduce risk in the launch and recovery of unmanned surface vessels at sea.

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US Navy Speeds Up ‘Golden Fleet’ Push, Axes MUSV Prototype Effort

The US Navy is pivoting from a prototyping program to a faster procurement model for medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs), aiming to rapidly integrate autonomous boats into its "Golden Fleet" initiative.

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New Zealand Rolls Out Jet-Powered USV With All-Electric Powertrain

New Zealand is expanding its naval capabilities with WHAI, an all-electric, jet-powered unmanned surface vessel designed for near-silent operation and a reduced thermal signature.

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UK Taps Kraken to Supply 20 USVs for Royal Navy’s Hybrid Fleet Plan

The UK Ministry of Defence is set to purchase uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), supporting plans to evolve the Royal Navy into a hybrid force combining crewed and uncrewed systems.

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