{"id":48956,"date":"2026-07-29T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/29\/us-navy-deploys-garc-uncrewed-surface-vessel-in-first-live-fire-training-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:43:30","slug":"us-navy-deploys-garc-uncrewed-surface-vessel-in-first-live-fire-training-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2026\/07\/29\/us-navy-deploys-garc-uncrewed-surface-vessel-in-first-live-fire-training-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy deploys GARC uncrewed surface vessel in first live-fire training exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy is rapidly advancing its unmanned surface fleet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a little over two weeks after U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, marking the \u201cfirst time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations,\u201d the Navy confirmed its first live-fire training exercise of its Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft uncrewed surface vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two former U.S. warships, the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu and the cruiser USS Mobile Bay, were sent below the seas off the coast of Hawaii during a live sinking exercise, or SINKEX, event during the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 24, the Navy released footage of the sinking, including the USV targeting the hull of the USS Peleliu.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=370ea11e-0b0f-48b2-a56f-3a72fc1072b5\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-370ea11e-0b0f-48b2-a56f-3a72fc1072b5.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Navy showed off its first live-fire exercise of the GARC surface vessel in dramatic attack footage on a decommissioned ship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Weinstein, a surface warfare officer currently serving as the first Commanding Officer of Unmanned Surface Vessel Division 32, confirmed that her division, USVDIV-32, was behind the execution of the Navy\u2019s first GARC live fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was incredible to watch my team execute with precision and we were thrilled to provide a perspective of the former USS Peleliu that often isn\u2019t often captured in a SINKEX,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/p\/eYUvEd7s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">the officer wrote on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sinking, which took place on July 17, found the GARC at the center of the Peleliu SINKEX. Created by the Baltimore-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blacksea.tech\/garc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">BlackSea Technologies<\/a>, the company touts the GARC as the \u201cmost proven tactical sUSV on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a payload capacity of up to 1,000 pound and a range of 700 nautical miles at a speed of 22 knots, BlackSea writes that the 16-foot GARC \u201ccombines modular payload flexibility, advanced autonomy, and rugged endurance.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, operators can control the vessels individually or as a swarm. It\u2019s driven manually or given a target to follow by using radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Resources\/Fact-Files\/Display-FactFiles\/Article\/4288613\/small-unmanned-surface-vehicles-susv-family-of-systems-fos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">the Navy announced<\/a> that it was \u201cexperimenting with the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC)\u201d to support naval operations. And just last month, USVDIV-32 utilized the drone boats during Exercise BALTOPS 2026, one of NATO\u2019s premier maritime exercises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are at the beginning and we don\u2019t even know where we\u2019re going to take it yet,\u201d Weinstein told <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/p\/exNuCgA9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> in June. \u201cThe GARC originally was designed to kind of do a limited skill set, and we\u2019ve turned it into something that can do escort, that can do surveillance, intelligence, maritime domain awareness, and we\u2019ve already with one platform been able to expand what is in the realm of possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, with its hand in sinking the USS Peleliu, the GARC continues to surpass its testing milestones as it inches its way toward operational deployment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy confirmed its first live-fire 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