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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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.

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

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

Source
Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Range
TSUNAMI 21: 300 nautical miles

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

Source
Speed
TSUNAMI 21: over 50 knots

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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

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

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

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

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

Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance.

Source
Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source