Product profile
CUSV
CUSV is Textron Systems’ 39 ft common uncrewed surface vehicle for persistent, modular maritime missions. Official specifications list 8,000 lb total paylo...
Facts
- Company
- Textron Systems
- Product type
- usv
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- persistent modular maritime missions
- Website
- https://www.textronsystems.com/products/cusv
About CUSV
CUSV is Textron Systems’ 39 ft common uncrewed surface vehicle for persistent, modular maritime missions. Official specifications list 8,000 lb total payload, 4,000 lbf towing capacity at 20 knots, 35 knot sprint speed and up to one week of loiter endurance.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Medium unmanned surface vessel
Core: Persistent modular maritime vehicle
Function: Carries, tows and deploys mission payloads over long surface missions
Audience: Naval, maritime security and mine-countermeasure operators
Specifications
- length_ft
- 39 ft ft
- loiter_endurance_days
- Up to 1 week days
- payload_deck_area_sq_ft
- 185 sq ft sq ft
- range_nm_at_10_knots
- 1,000+ nautical miles at 10 knots nmi
- sprint_speed_knots
- 35 knots knots
- total_payload_kg
- 3,628.74 kg
- towing_capacity_lbf_at_20_knots
- 4,000 lbf at 20 knots lbf
Operations
- Environment
- littoral waters, open water, mine countermeasures
- Primary user
- navies, maritime security operators
- Role
- mine countermeasures, ISR, payload carriage
- Interaction model
- remote supervision, autonomous mission execution
- Mobility class
- uncrewed surface vessel
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- AM General, Textron Systems and Carnegie Robotics collaborate on modular UGV — 2026-06-11
- Textron Systems wins DIU contract to provide TSUNAMI USVs to SOUTHCOM and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet — 2026-04-30
- Textron Systems and Howe & Howe debut RIPSAW M1 UGV technology demonstrator — 2026-04-28
- Textron Systems introduces Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel — 2026-01-13
- Textron Systems awarded contract to deliver Aerosonde VTOL UAS to Tantita Security Services — 2025-12-29
- Textron Systems sells TSUNAMI USV to NIWC Pacific for AUKUS maritime experimentation — 2025-12-17
- Textron Systems sells first European RIPSAW M3 robotic ground vehicle to Sweden — 2025-12-02
- Textron Systems sells first TSUNAMI craft to NSWC Dahlgren — 2025-05-08