Sea Machines secures five-year U.S. SOF vessel-autonomy IDIQ
Sea Machines Robotics secured a five-year IDIQ contract to supply U.S. Special Operations Forces with rapidly deployable vessel-autonomy kits for boats of opportunity.
Evidence notes
- The commercial, non-developmental systems are described as Technology Readiness Level 9.
- The drop-in kits provide autonomous command and control for expeditionary logistics, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime-security missions.
- Sea Machines says the kits can be installed and made operational within hours; the contract ceiling was not disclosed.
Company overview
Sea Machines Robotics develops autonomous command, control, and navigation systems for commercial and defense marine vessels, spanning retrofit autonomy products and complete unmanned surface vessel offerings. Its product line includes the SM-series autonomy stack and the STORMRUNNER tactical sUSV for contested maritime operations.