Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark is set to debut its latest unmanned surface vessel—the HSMUSV— at the upcoming Sea-Air-Space event in National Harbor, Md., with three days of on-water demonstrations April
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Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark is set to debut its latest unmanned surface vessel—the HSMUSV— at the upcoming Sea-Air-Space event in National Harbor, Md., with three days of on-water demonstrations April 7-9.
The HSMUSV (high speed maneuverable unmanned surface vessel) is a 21-foot military craft specifically configured for unmanned, human-in-the-loop operation. The HSMUSV has been designed to offer the U.S. Armed Forces and allies a low-cost multi-payload USV solution that can be rapidly produced and quickly fielded to meet emergent needs.
The HSMUSV is based on Metal Shark’s proven high performance Relentless-class monohull platform, over 400 of which have delivered to the U.S. Navy as the optionally-manned high speed maneuvering surface target (HSMST).
“We’ve delivered the manned HSMST to the Navy at the pace of up to three units per week,” said Metal Shark CEO Chris Allard. “Based on current capacity with this active production line we can deliver the HSMUSV at the rate of one unit per day, and depending on
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