Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is set to debut its latest unmanned surface vessel at the upcoming Sea-Air-Space military symposium in National Harbor, MD, with three days of on-water demonstrations April 7th-9th.
Metal Shark’s new High Speed Maneuverable Unmanned Surface Vessel (HSMUSV) is a 21-foot military craft specifically configured for unmanned, human-in-the-loop operation.
The HSMUSV has been designed to offer the US 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, of which the company has delivered over 400 to the US 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 configuration and equipment the cost of each asset will be significantly below $500,000.”
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