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Leidos maritime autonomy software powers Sea Hunter’s 2,000-nautical-mile unmanned run at RIMPAC 2026

PUBT·09/08/2026 19:01:33
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Leidos maritime autonomy software powers Sea Hunter’s 2,000-nautical-mile unmanned run at RIMPAC 2026
  • Leidos disclosed new operational results for its maritime autonomy software, LAVA, in U.S. Navy exercises announced Sept. 8, 2026.
  • Sea Hunter ran autonomously more than 2,000 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor to San Diego, supporting surveillance at RIMPAC 2026.
  • Seahawk operated with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, described as the first MUSV to deploy operationally with a carrier strike group.
  • Demonstrations included COLREGs-compliant collision avoidance, communications failover, remote control, Keep Out Zone avoidance, GPS-denied navigation.
  • Leidos reported more than 200,000 autonomous nautical miles, 14,000 operating hours, supporting a push from trials into fleet operations.


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