Sea Machines
Coverage of Sea Machines in the Nexus archive.
- 2 defense tech companies sue US Navy after losing out on MUSV program
Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone sued the U.S. Navy after being excluded from the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program, alleging the Navy violated its own requirements and used flawed evaluation criteria. The Navy selected seven other companies for at-sea testing, including Sea Machines and Leidos, while Blue Water Autonomy claimed it was unfairly barred from the competition despite prior participation in a related program.
- US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing
The U.S. Navy selected seven companies to compete for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) contract, with at-sea testing starting next month. The winning company will receive $15 million and potential follow-on production contracts, as the Navy aims to expand its unmanned fleet sevenfold by 2030.