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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Plans To Spend $350 Million On Robotics And Autonomous Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 25th, 2025

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Coast Guard Plans To Spend $350 Million On Robotics And Autonomous Systems

QinetiQ's Squad Packable Utility Robot. Photo: QinetiQ

Drawing on nearly $25 billion in funding provided the service in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Coast Guard on Wednesday said it will invest $350 million on robotics and autonomous systems. The Coast Guard is still devising plans for spending most of the funds but has identified $11 million for three separate procurements of unmanned systems, including remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). AeroVironment [AVAV] will provide 16 VideoRay Defender…

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