The Department of Defense said Friday the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract covers software development, payload integration and sustainment support for the MCM USV. The initial contract is valued at $30 ...

In military terms, the “vanguard” is the foremost contingent of an advancing army or naval force, but it also means the effort to lead the way in new developments or ideas. Thus, it is a fitting name ...

Many navies have small-scale USV programmes for auxiliary roles such as mine disposal or hunting submarines. Before the war in Ukraine the most ambitious was Sea Hunter, a 40-metre vessel that America ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Vanguard (OUSV3), was recently launched from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. Vanguard is the first USV for the Navy purpose-built for ...

Concept graphic of Saronic's Marauder USV. The keel for the first Marauder was laid on 22 August 2025 in Louisiana, US. (Saronic Technologies) US-based unmanned surface vehicle (USV) builder Saronic ...

Saildrone has released its first aluminum Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle (USV) off the Austal USA production line in Mobile, Alabama. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Lisa Franchetti was on site to ...