Korean HD Hyundai and US Anduril Test 368-Ton Unmanned Surface Vessel Off California
HD Hyundai and Anduril conducted a three-and-a-half-hour autonomous maritime trial off Long Beach, California, using a modified 368-ton vessel previously employed for US Navy testing. The demonstration integrated HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering's VAone autonomy technology for navigation and machinery monitoring with Anduril's Lattice software for mission control and coordination. Test activities included autonomous navigation, task changes, formation behavior and responses to simulated equipment abnormalities. The vessel served as a technology testbed; the companies are separately developing a larger unmanned surface vessel concept, and the California trial was not a procurement award or evidence of operational fleet service.