HII announced that the ROMULUS unmanned vehicle prototype has reached approximately 30% completion in the construction phase.
The project is on schedule and sea trials are expected to begin in the last quarter of 2026, strengthening the company’s plans to expand its capabilities in autonomous naval systems.
The prototype body is built from Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana, where progress has already been made in structural manufacturing, equipment installation and autonomous control system integration Odyssey. Second THISthis technology is the basis of the autonomy architecture of ROMULUS and enables sustained operations, coordination across multiple platforms, and rapid integration of new systems.
Il ROMULUS it was developed as a modular family with AI support and designed for tasks such as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, mine clearance and naval operations support.
The program has also attracted international interest, including from United Kingdomdove Babcock is evaluating the vehicle’s integration into future autonomous and hybrid fleet concepts Royal Navy.
Source: UK Defence Journal | Photo: X @WeAreHII | This content was created with the help of AI and has been reviewed by the editorial team
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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