Product profile
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI is Textron Systems’ family of high-speed uncrewed surface vessels for autonomous maritime security, surveillance and payload missions. Official mat...
Facts
- Company
- Textron Systems
- Product type
- usv
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- high-speed autonomous surface operations
- Website
- https://www.textronsystems.com/products/tsunami
About TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI is Textron Systems’ family of high-speed uncrewed surface vessels for autonomous maritime security, surveillance and payload missions. Official material covers 21–42.5 ft hulls, 2,800–5,214 lb payload capacity and 40+ to 50+ knot top speeds.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Autonomous surface vessel family
Core: High-speed maritime autonomy platform
Function: Carries mission payloads for security, surveillance and survey operations
Audience: Naval, maritime security and marine survey operators
Specifications
- family_variants
- TSUNAMI 21, 25, 33, 38 and 42 variants
- length_range_ft
- 21'4"–42'6" ft
- max_payload_range_kg
- 1,270.06–2,365.03 kg
- maximum_power_hp
- Up to 1,800 HP HP
- top_speed_range_knots
- 40+ to 50+ knots knots
Operations
- Environment
- coastal waters, open water, defense and security
- Primary user
- navies, coast guards, security operators
- Role
- patrol, ISR, payload carriage
- Interaction model
- remote supervision, autonomous mission execution
- Mobility class
- high-speed 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