California-based USV builder Saildrone says that it successfully test-fired small missiles from its larger Surveyor sail-powered drone platform during the Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise, adding to ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Marking a significant advancement in autonomous naval warfare, Saildrone—the global leader in unmanned surface vehicle (USV) technology—executed two Joint Air-to-Ground Missile ...

Alameda, Calif.-based unmaned surface vessel specialist Saildrone reports that, during the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, a Saildrone Surveyor USV executed two Joint Air-to-Ground ...

Marking a significant advancement in autonomous naval warfare, Saildrone—the global leader in unmanned surface vehicle (USV) technology—executed two Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launches from a ...

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated a new armed autonomous naval capability during RIMPAC 2026, successfully launching two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) from a Saildrone Surveyor unmanned ...

A Bundeswehr Seetaube USV, seen at a christening ceremony in August 2026, before testing and planned entry into service. (Bundeswehr) The Bundeswehr's Cyber and Information Domain Command (Kommando ...

OMS Group’s USV Elite, based on Exail’s DriX O-16, completing Sea Acceptance Tests off the South of France. (Credit: Exail) While uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are already proven assets in shallow ...

A small, unmanned surface vessel based on HII's ROMULUS family has successfully completed a Defense Innovation Unit prototyping project intended to develop smaller-form-factor drone boats for the ...

MCLEAN, Va., August 11, 2026 – HII (NYSE: HII) announced that the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has officially recognized the successful completion of the company’s Production-Ready, Inexpensive, ...

Launch underway of Saronic's first Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel in May 2026. Photo: Saronic Saronic announced another American Gulf Coast facility that is already performing some unmanned ...

The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force practiced using drones to take out unmanned surface vessels on Aug. 6, 2026. Chinese state media image The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force trained last ...