Textron Systems wins DIU contract to provide TSUNAMI USVs to SOUTHCOM and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet
Textron Systems will produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI USVs for Fleet Experimentation and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet operations.
Evidence notes
- Textron Systems received a Defense Innovation Unit contract to produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI uncrewed surface vessels.
- The USVs will support the U.S. Navy Fleet Experimentation exercise in Key West, Florida and three months of joint operations with SOUTHCOM and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet.
- Textron will provide long-dwell TSUNAMI interceptor USVs and field service representatives, demonstrating cooperative ISR-T with its Aerosonde 4.7 VTOL UAS from a Littoral Combat Ship.
Company context
Textron Systems develops defence and aerospace systems across uncrewed air, surface and land platforms, weapons, electronic systems, propulsion, training and simulation. Its robotics-relevant portfolio includes the TSUNAMI family of uncrewed surface vessels, Aerosonde uncrewed aircraft systems, RIPSAW uncrewed ground vehicles through Howe & Howe, and CUSV-based maritime autonomy systems.