Lockheed Martin has announced a $50 million investment to expand its capacity to produce combat-ready Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) for the U.S. Navy. The move signals a strategic shift toward...
Lockheed Martin has invested $50 million in Saildrone Inc., a California-based developer of long-endurance unmanned surface vessels (USVs), marking a significant escalation in the U.S. defense industry’s push toward autonomous...
The Royal Navy has launched sea trials of HMS Stirling Castle, its pioneering mothership designed to support autonomous mine countermeasure (MCM) operations. This marks a major milestone in the UK’s...
At AUSA 2025, Ghost Robotics unveiled the Marauder Modular Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), a next-generation platform designed to support distributed maritime logistics and autonomous resupply in contested littoral environments. With...
Taiwan’s two largest shipbuilders—China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) and Jong Shyn Shipbuilding—are accelerating efforts to develop unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with both military and civilian applications. This shift reflects Taiwan’s broader...
BlackSea Technologies has unveiled its new Modular Autonomous Surface Craft (MASC) family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), aiming to contribute significantly to the U.S. Navy’s fleet modernization efforts. Designed with...
On the night of May 19–20, 2024, Ukraine launched a successful unmanned surface vessel (USV) strike against a Russian MPSV07-class salvage ship near Sevastopol. The attack marks a significant blow...
The Royal Navy is reviving dedicated mine sweeping capabilities after a decade-long hiatus, leveraging autonomous platforms to modernize its mine countermeasures (MCM) strategy. At DSEI 2025, the UK Ministry of...
