MV-20 sUSV
Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel for Contested Maritime Operations
UMAA Compliant
MOSA / Open Systems
20’ ISO Container Deployable
Self-Righting Hull
Pier-Side Reconfigurable
>1,300 nmi
Mission Range
>190 hrs
Endurance (7+ days)
Sea State 5+
Survivability
>1,500 lb
Payload Capacity
Single-mission platforms can't keep up
The Challenge
The majority of USVs are single-mission platforms. When the mission changes, the vessel goes back to depot for weeks of hardware swaps. In contested waters, where the threat doesn't pause and infrastructure doesn't exist, you don't have weeks. The fleet needs a platform that adapts at the pier, not the factory.
The Reality
The MV-20's modular payload bays reconfigure pier-side in hours, not weeks. Open architecture means new sensors and effectors integrate without re-engineering the hull or re-architecting the autonomy stack. And when conditions deteriorate, the MV-20's self-righting hull, low radar profile, and sea state 5+ survivability mean it stays on station.
Pier-Side Reconfiguration
Modular Payload Architecture
H.E.L.M. Autonomous Core
Self-Righting Aluminum Hull
Freedom Forge Production Model
Platform Specifications
Operational Record
MV-20 completed a 425+ nautical mile endurance mission in the Gulf of America. Multi-day, open-ocean transit from Panama City Beach, FL. Autonomous navigation, sustained Sea State 3–4 operations.
February 2026
Range
>1,300 nmi
Endurance
>190 hrs (7+ days continuous)
Sea State
Ops 3–4, Survive 5+
Payload
>1,500 lb / >80 ft³
Architecture
UMAA, MOSA, Open Systems
Deployment
20' ISO Container — land, sea, or air transport
“The MV-20 wasn't built for one job. You can show up with a fleet of these and configure each one for a different mission — ISR, EW, resupply, CASEVAC, kinetics — and re-task them dynamically while they're underway. We launched it into the Gulf, handed it off to autonomous control, and it went. No hand-holding, no continuous intervention. That's what we built it to do.”
Ben Pinx
President, Accelint
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