Navy Unveils Plan for 45% Unmanned Surface Fleet by 2045

No longer 'experimental': Navy to deploy drone boats this year, official says

A Navy official said he expects by 2045 for nearly half of all naval surface vessels to be unmanned.

Navy ramping up sea drone arsenal as officials aim for half of the surface fleet to be unmanned by 2045

Senior officials shed new light on a variety of moves the Navy is making to normalize operations that integrate drones across the force.

US Navy to deploy unmanned systems with surface forces this year

The Navy is on course to stand up new unmanned surface vessel divisions in the coming weeks, service officials said.

Navy plans for MUSV in carrier strike group, USV squadrons in every fleet

After the addition of its third unmanned vessel squadron in 2025, the Navy's Surface Development Group ONE is planning to achieve multiple milestones in the coming years, including the integration of unmanned surface vessels previously used solely for experimentation. Within the next few months in fiscal year 2026, the Navy will stand up three early command USV divisions and will accept the delivery of two upgraded prototype versions of the medi…

Lockheed Martin Invests $50M in Saildrone to Advance Unmanned Surface Vehicle Capabilities for US Navy – Oct 29, 2025

Lockheed Martin will rapidly equip Saildrone USVs with all-domain defense technology for lethal military applications.

Navy Needs Standardization to Successfully Employ Robotic Boats

Navy Needs Standardization to Successfully Employ Robotic Boats