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Unmanned Surface Vehicles

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Explore the rise of unmanned surface vehicles in naval defense.

We cover how these advanced, crewless vessels are enhancing maritime operations with greater efficiency, precision, and safety in high-risk environments.

  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Ears Under Seabeds: Saildrone’s New Profiler Allows USVs to ‘Hear’ More Underwater

The Innomar Medium SBP equips Saildrone’s Voyager USV with acoustic sensing that penetrates deep below the seabed to map sediment layers.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • March 6, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Autonomous & Unmanned

Pentagon Eyes New ‘Robot Ship’ Concept for Low-Profile, All-Domain Logistics

Autonomous low-profile logistics vessel will transport 18,000 pounds of cargo over 2,000 nautical miles without a crew, supporting long-range maritime resupply missions.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • March 4, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Counter-Drone Tech

Bullfrog Turns Red Cat’s USVs Into AI-Powered Drone Hunters

Bullfrog is an autonomous, vehicle-mounted turret using computer vision, AI, and an M240 machine gun to engage with various drones.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • March 4, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

A New AI-Powered Attack Surface Vessel Targets the US Navy

STEAMRACER delivers modular payloads, secure networks, and autonomous flexibility for distributed naval missions worldwide operations.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • February 24, 2026
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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Part Boat, Part Aircraft: US Firm REGENT Launches Hybrid Seaglider

Squire is REGENT’s next-gen autonomous Seaglider, capable of traveling just above the waterline, blending boat and aircraft features.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • February 17, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Red Cat Reveals Small USV Capable of Long-Range Stand-Off Strikes

V7 is a multi-role unmanned surface vessel, capable of autonomous or manned-unmanned teaming operations, and carrying high-explosive warheads.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • February 9, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Netherlands Debuts 3D-Printed USV Built in Just Five Months

SeaRush is a rapidly built 3D-printed uncrewed surface vessel designed as a testbed for hybrid crewed–uncrewed naval operations and swarm-enabled maritime concepts.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 27, 2026
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  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

HII Demos Coordinated USV-UUV Ops Using Autonomy Software

Odyssey Autonomous Control System is HII’s software for coordinated USV and UUV operations, featuring a single mission interface, and multi-vehicle collaboration.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 20, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

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.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 14, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

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.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 6, 2026
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