Huntington Ingalls Industries' announced the successful integration of its advanced autonomy solutions with Sea Machines Robotics' SM300 autonomy product. The integration of these autonomous capabilities supports complex mission planning and collaboration between unmanned systems. The demonstration, which took place late last year in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Virginia Beach, involved overlaying HII's collaborative autonomy and mission planning behaviors with the Sea Machines SM300 system on an unmanned surface vessel (USV). Sea Machines' SM300 system can be outfitted to ocean-capable vessels to enable remotely commanded USV operations or can work alongside an onboard crew to elevate the capability, precision and endurance of a mission-driven vessel.

During the demonstration, HII's autonomy managed mission delegation and enabled collaborative autonomy with other unmanned systems while providing the SM300 system information to manage the USV heading and speed. The open architecture and modularity of HII's autonomy make it a flexible, scalable option for customers seeking to enhance their current autonomy platform with additional advanced capabilities. HII's collaborative autonomy enables complex mission delegation to multiple unmanned assets that all share situational awareness.

Together, HII and Sea Machines will offer varying levels of autonomy complexity for different operations.