Unmanned Surface vehicles

USVs will be equipped with:

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Sensor-based situation awareness

Dynamic route planning

Harbor and sea navigation, docking, evasive maneuvers

Dynamic reconfiguration and management of systems & resource

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Possible USV missions include:

• Persistent Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (using radar, EO/IR, SIGINT, CBN)
• Port & border security
• Special Ops support
• Autonomous search & rescue
• Communications relay (space, air, surface, special operations support; underwater)
• Maritime protection: anti-submarine, sea-skim missile, small boat Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)
• Track & trail
• Ice patrol
• Interdiction
• Force Protection
• Mine Detection and Neutralization
• Search and Recovery
• Forward Reconnaissance