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Navy Chooses Seven Companies For First MUSV At-Sea Demos

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

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Navy Chooses Seven Companies For First MUSV At-Sea Demos

HII's new ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) powered by HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS) software suite, aimed at the Navy’s latest Medium USV competition. (Artist concept: HII)

The Navy last Friday announced seven companies have been selected for the prototype Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) at-sea testing phase that is set to last from June to October. The seven companies selected for the Navy’s latest MUSV Family of Systems program are Sea Machines, Leidos [LDOS], Saronic Technologies, Galliano Marine Services, PacMar Technologies, Birdon and HII [HII]. In March, the Navy canceled the previous Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) MUSV program and shifted to the current MUSV Family…

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