In addition to DARPA and Blue Water, companies like Anduril, Blue Halo, and others are investing in such capabilities for the US Navy.
With such unmanned capability growth, ventures like Eclipse, Riot, and Impatient have invested $14 million in Blue Water Autonomy.
Founded in 2024 by leaders formerly of Amazon Robotics, iRobot, and the US Navy, Blue Water Autonomy has developed a full-stack autonomy suite, commenced salt-water testing, and developed concept ship designs in under a year.
With this seed funding, the company will expand its engineering team, accelerate ship testing, and integrate different payloads onto its platform.