Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests New Autonomous Launching And Recovery Of Small Boats, USVs
The Navy recently announced it has started testing a promising technology from Israel’s Sealartec to autonomously launch and recover small boats via a technology testing platform vessel. It tested the […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Wins $1.12 Billion Australia Contract For Ghost Shark USV
Australia on Wednesday announced it is investing $1.12 billion to acquire a fleet of dozens of Anduril’s Australian‑designed and built Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs). The Australian Defense […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Systems Program Office, Consolidating Portfolios
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has directed a significant reorganization and consolidation of the service’s robotic and autonomous (RAS) efforts, including creating a new deputy assistant secretary of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsSecond Saildrone USV Gets ABS Classification
Saildrone on Wednesday announced its Surveyor-class unmanned surface vehicle (USV) received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), its second vehicle to do so. Previously, Saildrone’s Voyager-class USV […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Deploy USV In Carrier Strike Group By End Of 2026
Navy officials revealed the service plans to deploy the first carrier strike group to include an unmanned surface vessel (USV) by the end of next year during a larger discussion […]
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UncategorizedDARPA Christens Prototype USV, Finishing Testing Ahead of Demo
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Monday christened its prototype for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, the USX-1 Defiant, as it finishes testing in preparation for […]
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Unmanned Vehicle Completes Trans-Pacific Voyage
Seasats on Wednesday announced one of its Lightfish autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) reached Japan in a trans-pacific voyage from San Diego after launching in January. When first launched, the company […]
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Navy Opens MASC USV Program, Seeking Proposals For Three Variants
The Navy opened a solicitation this week for proposals on its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) medium-sized Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, looking into three variants. The Navy noted […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Used BALTOPS Exercise To Demonstrate USV Tactics, Evaluating Vessels
The head of a Navy task force focused on evaluating and using lower cost unmanned systems for 6th Fleet said recent testing at the Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS) maritime exercise […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaildrone Envisions European Expansion After Baltic Sea Exercises
The founder and CEO of unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone said the company is ripe for significant expansion to more European customers following a June NATO test and demonstration […]
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