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THE SYSTEM FILES

Find the system. Understand its role.

Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

13 entries

Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

MARTAC Devil Ray T18 / T24

Two smaller Devil Ray catamaran configurations, recorded separately from the existing T38 profile.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

MARTAC MANTAS T12

A small electric catamaran USV offered for sensing, survey and communications roles.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

USX-1 Defiant / NOMARS

An experimental ship designed without onboard accommodation, undergoing autonomous reliability and endurance demonstrations.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Ghost Fleet Overlord Ranger / Mariner

Large fast-supply-vessel-based USV demonstrators with documented US Navy deployment, distinct from Sea Hunter and Seahawk.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Vanguard Overlord USV

A purpose-built US Navy autonomy demonstrator in the Overlord programme.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron CUSV / MCM USV

The US Navy's modular mine-countermeasure surface craft, with a distinct configuration from the newer MMUSV.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron Multi Mission USV

The fifth-generation CUSV derivative introduced in January 2026 under a development, testing and delivery award.

Order / production commitmentRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron TSUNAMI family

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

Order / production commitmentRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

MARTAC Devil Ray T38

A modular autonomous catamaran used for naval experimentation and range support, with an eight-day mission reported in 2026.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Concept / announced

Saildrone Spectre

A 52-metre uncrewed naval design announced in April 2026, with first sea trials planned for early 2027.

Concept / announcedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Saildrone Surveyor

A 20-metre ocean-going autonomous platform for deep-water mapping, maritime sensing and trials of additional naval payloads.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Saildrone Voyager

A 10-metre autonomous vessel for persistent coastal surveillance and seabed mapping, used in US and NATO maritime programmes.

In service / use documentedRead