A new chapter in naval autonomy is taking shape as HII and Shield AI completed a successful dual-autonomy integration test aboard the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV).
The milestone, revealed at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Expo, follows a three-day trial in late October that saw Shield AI’s Hivemind mission autonomy software tested alongside HII’s Odyssey autonomy suite on a ROMULUS 20 USV.
It also marked the first time Hivemind, already proven in combat-ready aerial systems, has gone to sea.
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