US Navy taps 3 firms to build MUSVs for around $40M per vessel
Each agreement covers 10 vessels at about $40 million apiece, and three other companies will join the Navy’s drone marketplace.
- On Wednesday, the Navy awarded contracts to Galliano Marine Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries , and Saronic Technologies to build 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels following successful at-sea testing.
- Launched in March, the Navy's marketplace model replaces the Modular Attack Surface Craft program to accelerate acquisition of mission-ready autonomous platforms from qualified defense firms.
- The 30-vessel procurement represents a $1.2 billion investment at roughly $40 million per unit, while testing assessed platforms on maritime awareness, independent navigation, and long-duration mission capabilities.
- Leidos, PacMar Technologies, and Sea Machines received $15 million each and entry into the Defense Department's drone marketplace, remaining eligible for follow-on production agreements.
- Acting Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems Chris Miller said Phase II will apply "laxer requirements" to encourage competition, with deliveries expected by fiscal 2027.
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Navy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel
The Navy intends to procure 30 medium unmanned surface vessels from three vendors at an average cost of $40 million per platform, the sea service announced this week, part of a broader effort to ramp up its arsenal of robotic capabilities. Galliano Marine Services, HII and Saronic Technologies were each awarded other transaction agreements to produce 10 MUSVs in the wake of “successful at sea testing,” according to a press release from the Navy’…
Saronic Awarded Production Contract for Marauder Under U.S. Navy’s MUSV Marketplace
Saronic Technologies has been awarded a production Other Transaction (OT) under the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Marketplace for Marauder, the company’s dual-use 180-foot autonomous ship. Saronic Technologies press release The Firm-Fixed Price award, executed under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), reflects a streamlined acquisition approach that enables the Navy to procure capabilities ...
U.S. Navy orders 10 of Saronic’s 180-foot autonomous ships
The U.S. Navy will buy 10 of Saronic’s Marauder autonomous ships, a 55-meter (180-foot) uncrewed vessel built in Louisiana, after the ship passed at-sea testing under the service’s new Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. Saronic announced the production award on Sept. 30, a day after the U.S. Navy said it had given production agreements for […]
The United States Navy will acquire 30 autonomous ships from three different manufacturers to expand its operational capabilities in the maritime zone. The United States Navy has contracted for the production of state-of-the-art drones under the MUSV programme, transmitting TWZ. The agreements have been signed with Galliano Marine Services, HII and Saronic Technologies. Each firm will build 10 vehicles. "These contracts represent a significant s…
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