Seven Months from Concept to On-Water: Navy-Industry Team Refuels an Unmanned Surface Vessel at Sea
Seven months after the concept was first put on paper, a joint Navy-industry team has refueled an unmanned surface vessel (USV) at sea, a first, and one delivered on a timeline that conventional development and contracting paths do not produce.
Eight Days, No One Aboard: What Autonomous Endurance Means for the Inspection Economy
The technology barrier just fell. The procurement barrier hasn’t. Two vessels. Two countries. The same month. MARTAC announced on 5 May that its T38 Devil Ray, owned and operated by
A Concept of Operations for Achieving a Navy Fleet of 500 Ships
The U. S. Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In an address at a military-industry conference, the then-U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, revealed the Navy’s goal to grow to 500 ships, to include 350 crewed ships and 150 uncrewed maritime vessels.
MARTAC Unmanned Surface Vessels are a Key Enabler for a Philippines’ Porcupine Defense Strategy of their Archipelago
A Porcupine Defense Strategy relying on MARTAC’s Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) are of critical importance in the Taiwan-Philippines-Japan Strategic Trianglefor regional security and global trade. Melbourne, FL— On 8/5/2025, Maritime