US Navy wants more visible role for drone boats as one deploys for the first time - 九游

The Navy is expected to receive its first formal delivery of 30 MUSVs by the end of fiscal 2027. Earlier this month, Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed the deployment of a drone boat with the Roosevelt Strike Group, calling it a “force multiplier.”

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Seahawk, a medium unmanned surface vessel prototype, departs Naval Base Point Loma, California, on Aug. 6, 2025. (MC1 Robert Zahn/U.S. Navy)

While the U.S. Navy has been making significant investments in uncrewed boats in recent years, key questions have remained about how the service plans to employ and distribute the new capability.