Who needs sailors anyway?

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5 new MUSVs from HII

Largest US military shipbuilder expands autonomous vessel production

America's largest military shipbuilder is expanding manufacturing capacity for its ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel family.

interestingengineering.com

 

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Vard's autonomous pitch

Autonomy by Design: Vard Marine - Uncrewed Systems - Canada

Autonomy by Design: "Vard Marine and its clients benefit from direct access to world-class shipbuilding expertise."

canadiandefencereview.com

 

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USN uses USVs to attack Bandar Abbas

"U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, marking the “first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations,” CENTCOM confirmed on X on Monday."

Sea drones strike Iranian port in combat first for US

U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran.

www.militarytimes.com

"Built by Saronic, the Corsair is a 24-foot USV that has a range of over 1,000 nautical miles and a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds while surging at 35 knots."