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Textron CUSV / MCM USV

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

Role & capabilities

  • Mine-countermeasure payload support
  • Remote maritime sensing
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Sea surface
System type
Uncrewed surface vessel
Developer / manufacturer
Textron Systems
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle; Mine Countermeasures USV
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
United States Navy

Evidence & current status

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

CUSV is the Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle from which the US Navy's MCM USV configuration developed. It carries interchangeable mine-countermeasure equipment within a wider system of host ships, sensors and support facilities. The Navy's July 2025 mission-package account identifies the craft as a component of its deployed Littoral Combat Ship mine-countermeasure capability.

Textron's current product page separates the MCM craft from the newer multi-mission configuration. This matters because gross weight, payload, fuel capacity, range and sea-state ratings differ. The values below are taken from the specifically labelled MCM USV table. Loiter endurance is also a different measure from endurance at towing or transit speed.

CUSV provides an example of an uncrewed vehicle progressing from development into a supported naval programme. Subsequent sensor or payload trials still have their own qualification timelines and should not be assumed to be included in every deployed craft. The fifth-generation MMUSV has a separate entry so its larger capacity and development contract do not silently alter the historical or current MCM specification.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Hull / propulsionDiesel-powered MCM configurationPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Dimensions38.5 ft long; 11.5 ft beamPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Displacement / mass25,000 lb gross vehicle weightPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Payload5,000 lb total payload capacityPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Endurance72 hours loiterPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Range500+ nautical miles at 10 knotsPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Speed30+ knots sprintPublished configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Sea state / environmentFull operation Sea State 3; degraded operation 4; survival 5Published configuration baseline; loading and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Communications / controlNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Launch / deploymentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗

Publication history

  • — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. CUSV configuration comparison (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  2. US Navy July 2025 MCM mission-package fact file (opens in a new tab)Government

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