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Leidos designs and builds autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for military applications, including the Sea Hunter trimaran developed under DARPA's Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. Sea Hunter, a 132-foot vessel, operates without crew for long-distance transits like San Diego to Hawaii. Additional models include Sea Hawk, Ranger, and Mariner. Customers include DARPA and the US Navy, with operations focused on US Pacific deployments and demonstrations.
Active products
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Top-rated product
67.1
/100
Sea Hunter
Company facts
- HQ
- Reston, United States
- Website
- www.leidos.com
Trusted by
- DARPAdeployed 2016en.wikipedia.org ↗
- US Navydeployed 2017navaldrones.com ↗
- Office of Naval Researchdeployed 2017navaldrones.com ↗
Milestones
Awarded $35M contract for Sea Hunter II by Office of Naval Research
Sea Hunter christened and launched in Portland, Oregon
Sea Hunter completed initial performance trials off San Diego
Press coverage
Active products by Leidos
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| 1 |  | Sea Hunter | Research | Payload 907.2 kg·Top speed 20.6 m/s | 2021 | 67.1 |
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