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Seahawk (medium USV)
Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilot useUnited StatesSupervised

Leidos · autonomous vessel

Seahawk

medium USV

A sister of Sea Hunter, about 41 m long, that sails its patrol routes on its own and sends sensor data to crewed ships, with a remote supervisor rather than a helmsman. It is unarmed in its current role.

Price
—Reported cost about $35 million (The Defense Post, Jan 2026); not sold
Autonomy
SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless
In serviceDriverless in service
Fleet
1Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published
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Why it matters

Second vessel of the Sea Hunter class; slated in 2026 to deploy with a carrier strike group as one of the Navy's first operational medium USVs.

Real-world use

Delivered in 2021 and used in fleet exercises in 2022 and 2023; in January 2026 the Navy said it would join fleet control and a carrier strike group.

Timeline

First shown
2021
Released
Not yet
Delivered to the US Navy

Maker

LeidosCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless in service
Where it runs
US Pacific fleet exercise areas
Fleet
1 vessel
Rides, miles or loads
Fleet exercises 2022 and 2023 (The Defense Post, Jan 2026)

Public attention

How much public attention Seahawk (medium USV) gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Other movement
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

Lineage

Every Leidos vehicle in order.

  1. Sea Hunter (ACTUV)Sea Hunter (ACTUV)2016Pilot use
  2. Seahawk (medium USV)Seahawk (medium USV)2021Pilot use

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedReported cost about $35 million (The Defense Post, Jan 2026); not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

The Defense Post US Navy to make Sea Hunter and Seahawk its first operational medium USVs Leidos Leidos completes delivery of Seahawk Vessel to U.S. Navy

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