U.S. Special Operations Forces Tap Sea Machines for Vessel Autonomy Kits

Sea Machines Robotics received a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide U.S. Special Operations Forces with rapidly deployable vessel-autonomy and command-and-control kits. The commercial, non-developmental systems are described as technology-readiness-level nine and can be installed within hours on vessels of opportunity with differing sizes and performance. Intended missions include expeditionary logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and maritime security at the tactical edge, while reducing personnel and high-value-asset exposure. The announcement did not identify a contract ceiling, minimum order, delivery schedule or specific craft, so the award establishes a procurement channel rather than a defined fleet.