Unmanned Surface Vehicle Market 2025: US & Japan Lead in Naval Autonomy | Major Companies are Elbit Systems, Searobotics, SAAB AB.

Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.9% during the forecast period 2024-2031

Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) are crewless, remotely operated or autonomous vessels that operate on the water's surface to perform missions such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), hydrography, environmental monitoring, and logistics.

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☛ Unmanned Surface Vehicle Industry News:

➣ United States:

✔ DARPA christened the USX-1 "Defiant" under its NOMARS program - the first USV designed never to carry a crew - and handed it over for Navy trials in Everett, Washington (Aug 2025).

✔ The US Navy issued a Request for Information for "fast-attack" surface drones capable of carrying large, modular payloads including containerized weapons (Jul 2025).

✔ The US Navy unveiled a roadmap for a fleet-wide family of USVs with open architectures and rapid development cycles (late Jul 2025).

➣ Japan:

✔ ATLA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced development of a combat USV for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), showcased at DSEI Japan 2025 (May 2025).

✔ JMSDF conducted its first live mine disposal operation using a USV during exercises off Iwo Jima (Jun 2025).

✔ A "Marine Drone" USV was demonstrated alongside a new Mogami-class frigate, highlighting both surveillance and disaster-response capabilities (Jun-Jul 2025).

✔ Japan joined an AUKUS Pillar II maritime autonomous systems experiment, signaling deeper collaboration on unmanned maritime technology (Jul 2025).

☛ Unmanned Surface Vehicle Market Forces Driving Future Growth

✔ Defense Acceleration: Strong demand for USVs in MCM, ISR, ASW, distributed lethality, and decoy/strike missions, with modular payload designs becoming standard.

✔ Attritable & Modular Designs: Emphasis on affordable, easily replaceable platforms built with open architectures.

✔ AI & Autonomy Maturation: Enhanced perception systems, maritime navigation compliance, and resilient communications enabling higher mission autonomy.

✔ Mine Warfare Focus: Proven capabilities in live mine disposal exercises in both US and Japanese fleets.

✔ Commercial Growth: Rising use in hydrography, offshore wind maintenance, port security, and environmental monitoring.

☛ Business Opportunities:

✔ Open-Architecture Systems: Plug-and-play sensor and weapon integration.

✔ Autonomy & Navigation Software: AI-based decision-making, obstacle avoidance, and collision regulation compliance.

✔ USV-as-a-Service Models: Subscription-based operations for mapping, inspection, and security in the commercial sector.

✔ Affordable, Durable Hulls & Propulsion: Demand for electric and hybrid systems with extended endurance.

✔ Japan Co-Development & Localization: Opportunities for tech suppliers in mine-hunting, control systems, and maritime drones.

☛ Investment Analysis:

✔ Defense Budgets: US and Japan increasing spending on USV programs, with procurement shifting from prototypes to scalable production.

✔ Dual-Use Potential: Japan's government-backed trials and maritime safety applications create predictable adoption pathways.

✔ Ecosystem Advantage: Open standards allow smaller suppliers of sensors, communications, and autonomy tech to participate alongside large defense primes.

✔ Risks: Regulatory changes in autonomy, export controls, contested communications environments, and evolving maritime certification frameworks.

☛ Recent Global Highlights:

✔ US Navy expanding training exercises to counter fast, armed drone boats, incorporating lessons from real-world conflicts.

✔ Industry interest in USV programs remains high, with strong vendor participation in dedicated Navy-USV industry events.

☛ Unmanned Surface Vehicle Market: Industry Giants and Emerging Leaders:

L3Harris Technologies, Textron Inc., Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., ECA Group, Teledyne Technologies, Elbit Systems, Searobotics, SAAB AB, 5G International and Liquid Robotics.

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☛ Segment Covered in the Unmanned Surface Vehicle Market:

✦ By Size: Small < 3 meters, Medium 3-7 meters, Large 7-14 meters, Extra Large > 14 meters

✦ By Application: Defense, Commercial

✦ By System: Propulsion, Component, Communication, Software, Chassis Material, Others

✦ By Endurance: < 100 hrs*, 100-500 hrs, 500-1000 hrs, > 1000 hrs

✦ By Hull Type: Single, Twin, Triple, Rigid Inflatable

✦ By Modes of Operation: Autonomous Surface Vehicle, Remotely Operated Surface Vehicle

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☛ Regional Analysis for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Market:

⇥ North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico)

⇥ Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Rest of Europe)

⇥ Asia-Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia Rest of Asia Pacific)

⇥ South America (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America)

⇥ Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa)

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