Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA), Hanwha Systems Co (HSC), and HavocAI announced they will jointly develop 200-foot autonomous surface vessels (ASV). This agreement pairs the leading global shipbuilding company with the most advanced collaborative autonomy technology on the market. Hanwha is currently the only shipbuilder with an operational shipyard in the United States to enter into a joint agreement with an autonomous vessels company.
Hanwha Philly Shipyard is under consideration to produce the 200-foot autonomous ASV. HavocAI recently closed a $85 million funding round, publicly confirmed the sale of dozens of vessels to the U.S. Department of War, and successfully demonstrated their collaborative autonomy technology in GPS-denied environments to Ukrainian officials. Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the companies will jointly develop these ASVs to include mass production planning, installation, proposal development, and technical domains.
Production will be pursuant to the U.S. Government's Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops solicitation program.
