{"id":48452,"date":"2026-06-22T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/22\/us-army-tests-autonomous-boats-during-philippine-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:39:16","slug":"us-army-tests-autonomous-boats-during-philippine-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2026\/06\/22\/us-army-tests-autonomous-boats-during-philippine-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army tests autonomous boats during Philippine exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Autonomous boats helped escort a U.S. Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/06\/09\/us-soldiers-rescued-after-apache-helicopter-goes-down-near-the-coast-of-oman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">vessel<\/a> during a recent military exercise, the Army said, in a demonstration of how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/06\/10\/they-got-very-lucky-trump-says-of-downed-apache-helicopters-crew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">uncrewed<\/a> assets are changing maritime operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers from the 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, deployed unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in Casiguran Sound bay, during an exercise with the Philippine Army. The USVs deployed ahead of a U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel, or LSV, as it neared Casiguran port, the Army said in a June release, observing the environment and transmitting information to personnel on land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation was part of Salaknib 2026, and supported the transportation of Philippine Army personnel and vehicles \u2014 including armored personnel carriers \u2014 more than 260 miles to Port Casiguran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USVs navigated autonomously using onboard sensors to identify potential threats and provide commanders with a continuous picture of the operating environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe deployed the autonomous intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance boats to provide security for landing craft today,\u201d said Pvt. Caleb Hannah, a soldier from the 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. \u201cThey escorted the LSV to port from about six miles out, allowing Philippine vehicles to roll onto the dock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos released by the Army appear to show soldiers wading out into chest-deep water to recover a USV with HAVOC branding on its side. HAVOC is a defense technology company that develops autonomous systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstration comes as the U.S. military is expanding its unmanned maritime fleet across the Indo-Pacific. 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