Sea Hunter is an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launched in 2016 as part of the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. [2] The ship was christened 7 April 2016 in Portland, Oregon. It was designed and built by Leidos. [3]

Jan 16, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy completed its first deployment of four unmanned ships, which spent five months in the Pacific testing concepts for how to integrate their capabilities into crewed...

The Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel, also called the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) and later the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV), [2] is an unmanned surface vessel designed for the United States Navy to be deployed from Freedom and Independence-class littoral combat ships [3] and intended to conduct mine and ...

May 28, 2019 · Explore the role and advancements of US Navy drones Top Five Deployed by the Country. Learn how unmanned systems are enhancing naval operations and capabilities

Jan 11, 2024 · -- The U.S. Navy’s newest Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Vanguard (OUSV3), launched from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala, Dec. 13, 2023. Vanguard is the first USV for the Navy...

Mar 4, 2025 · US launches world’s first 240-ton unmanned ship for autonomous naval missions. The construction of the Defiant, measuring 180 feet and weighing 240 metric tons, was finalized in February 2025.

Aug 13, 2022 · The primary US Navy drone ships are the unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and unmanned undersea vessels (UUVs). For fiscal year 2023, the Navy requested $104 million for research and development of the USVs and almost $147 million for large USVs.

1 day ago · LONDON -- The Houthis' retaliatory missile and drone attack on U.S. Navy ships in the Red Sea did not come close to hitting any American vessels, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News, after ...

Jul 26, 2022 · The latest plan to design a future force calls for a fleet of 373 manned ships, buttressed by about 150 unmanned surface and underwater vehicles by 2045, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday’s update to his Navigation Plan for the Navy.

Jan 1, 2021 · One crucial feature of Echo Voyager is the modular payload system that allows it to take on different payloads to support different missions. In its 2021 budget request to Congress, the U.S....