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Unmanned Systems

Textron Nabs DIU Award For Small USVs In Support Navy Experiment

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 1st, 2026

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Textron Nabs DIU Award For Small USVs In Support Navy Experiment

Invariant Corp.'s STAKE counter-drone system integrated into Textron's TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessel. Photo: Invariant

Textron’s [TXT] Textron Systems segment last Thursday said it received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver multiple TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in support of a Navy Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) exercise in Key West, Fla. In addition to the FLEX exercise, the small, autonomous USVs will provide three months of operations with U.S. Southern Command and the Navy’s Fourth Fleet, the company said. For the exercise, the TSUNAMI’s will demonstrate cooperative surveillance and targeting with the…

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