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Textron TSUNAMI family

A commercially based USV family combining Brunswick hulls with Textron autonomy, with US Navy sales and a 2026 DIU award.

Country / region
United States
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
Primary domain
Sea surface
System type
Uncrewed surface vessel
Developer / manufacturer
Textron Systems / Brunswick
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
TSUNAMI 21; TSUNAMI 25; TSUNAMI 33; TSUNAMI 38; TSUNAMI 42
Operators / programme customers
United States Navy — research sales and DIU-backed experimentation

Evidence & current status

Procurement, trials and service are distinguished; family figures are not transferable between variants.

Role & capabilities

  • Maritime surveillance
  • Modular payload carriage

Specifications in context

Configuration
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Hull / propulsion
TSUNAMI 21: single 250 or 300 hp engine option

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Dimensions
TSUNAMI 21: 21 ft 4 in long; 8 ft 6 in beam

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Range
TSUNAMI 21: 300 nautical miles

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Speed
TSUNAMI 21: over 50 knots

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Sea state / environment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
EO/IR camera and maritime radar in the brochure baseline

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Communications / control
Line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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