Leidos, HII, and Saronic Technologies are among those selected to advance to the at-sea testing phase.
Navy selected seven contractors for MUSV at-sea testing (June–October); winners receive $15 million and advance to production contracts. The $2.1B marketplace signals Navy's shift toward AI-driven autonomous control systems—exemplified by HII's Odyssey—as essential for fleet operations.
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WASHINGTON — The Navy has named the seven defense firms who submitted their designs for the new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) marketplace in April that will advance to the prototype testing phase.
The following companies will complete at-sea testing starting next month:
Leidos
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
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