Textron Systems’ CUSV® (Common Uncrewed Surface Vehicle) successfully performed multiple mission sets with a variety of payloads in the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 live-fire exercise, in which Poniard rockets were launched from the craft.
Built to protect sailors from the front lines, the CUSV provides naval forces a multi-mission platform that increases operational capabilities, ensures mission readiness, and keeps ships and their crews out of harm’s way. Designed with a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), the CUSV craft offers a flexible solution for the U.S. Navy and allied forces to rapidly adapt to a near constantly changing battlespace.
The vehicles’ modular design allows it to be configured to support a wide array of crucial mission sets, including mine countermeasures (MCM), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), surface warfare, and more.
The CUSV craft can meet the specific mission requirements with seamless multi-mission payload integration, enhancing complex assignments with greater efficiency and reduced risk. This ensures that sailors are able to maintain a safe standoff distance from threats while still achieving operational objectives.
Craig, Senior Director Global Military Sales and Strategy, Sea Systems and retired U.S. Navy captain, commented, “The core design generates a lot of power. This allows the craft to support a wide variety of payloads with unique power and cooling demands.”
Textron Systems is continuing to iterate on the CUSV design, developed under the Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Program. Matt, Director, Global Military Sales and Strategy, Sea Systems, added, “Our CUSV has a lot more capability than just MCM. We’re just starting to scratch the surface of the available mission sets that the USV can support.”
