HII announced that the ROMULUS unmanned surface vehicle prototype has reached about 30% of construction progress.
The project is on schedule and is scheduled to begin sea testing in the last quarter of 2026, strengthening the company’s plans to expand its capabilities in autonomous maritime systems.
The hull of the prototype is at Breaux Brothers Enterprises built in Louisiana, where progress has already been made in structural fabrication, equipment installation and autonomous control system integration Odyssey were achieved. Loud THIS This technology forms the basis of the autonomy architecture of ROMULUS and enables long-term operations, coordination across multiple platforms, and rapid integration of new systems.
Developed as a modular family supported by artificial intelligence, ROMULUS is designed for missions such as reconnaissance, surveillance, reconnaissance, mine countermeasures and support to naval operations.
The program has also attracted international interest, including from the United Kingdomwo Babcock the integration of the vehicle into the future concepts for autonomous and hybrid fleets Royal Navy checked.
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Today, HII introduced ROMULUS, a modular, AI-enabled family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) powered by HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS) software suite.
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