Customer Intelligence
Know Who Operates What
Fleet, operator and demand intelligence across defense, government, industrial and commercial unmanned-system users.
Reference Data
Country
End User Sector
Platform Type
Mission
Operational Status
Demand Signal
Region · available in platformCustomer · available in platformFleet Size · available in platformProcurement Stage · available in platform
Fleet figures are modelled analytical values unless a public-source record is attached.
Customer 360
U.S. Navy — Public-Source Account View
Every statement below traces to published service, budget or procurement material. Values that are not published are recorded as Not Disclosed.
Public-source recordUnited States · Defense · Operator and procurement authority
Overview
Operator posture
The U.S. Navy operates and experiments with uncrewed surface and underwater systems across numbered fleets, with dedicated task forces for uncrewed maritime operations and published programme lines for medium and large uncrewed surface vessels.
Operating fleet
Uncrewed surface vessels in experimentation and operationsNot DisclosedNot disclosed
Uncrewed underwater vehicles across mine warfare and survey rolesNot DisclosedNot disclosed
Task force operating uncrewed systems in the Middle EastPublicly reportedConfirmed
Known platforms
Medium uncrewed surface vessel prototypesLarge uncrewed surface vessel prototypesCommercially derived uncrewed surface vehicles used in task force operationsMine countermeasures underwater vehicles
Programs
Medium Uncrewed Surface VesselPrototyping and acquisition planningConfirmed
Large Uncrewed Surface VesselPrototypingConfirmed
Uncrewed maritime task force operationsOperational experimentationConfirmed
Contracts
Uncrewed maritime system awards published on federal contract portalsMultipleCross-validated
Award values by vendorNot DisclosedNot disclosed
Procurement history
2021Task force stood up for uncrewed maritime systems experimentation
2022Expanded multi-vendor uncrewed surface vehicle operations
2023Budget lines published for medium and large uncrewed surface vessels
2024Continued prototype delivery and fleet integration activity
2025Programme continuation reflected in published budget materials
Fleet age / lifecycle
Fleet age and replacement cycles for uncrewed maritime systems are not published at platform level. Lifecycle planning signals are read from budget documents rather than fleet registers.
Known requirements
- Persistent maritime domain awareness at low cost per operating day
- Modular payload integration across vendors
- Autonomy that meets collision-avoidance and command-and-control standards
- Sustainment and forward maintenance for distributed operations
Capability gaps
- Endurance and reliability at scale for uncrewed surface fleets
- Common command and control across mixed-vendor fleets
- Certified autonomy for operations in congested waters
Upcoming opportunities
Follow-on uncrewed surface vessel procurement lines
Published budget materials
Sensor and communications payload integration work
Programme documentation
Sustainment and operations support
Federal contract portal notices
Relevant suppliers
Saildrone
Persistent surface vehicles for maritime domain awareness
Kongsberg Discovery
Underwater survey and mine countermeasures vehicles
Exail
Uncrewed surface vehicles for hydrographic and defense survey
Customer Record QualityCross-validated
Confidence86%
Source Quality94%
Completeness68%
Cross-validation3 sources
Domain Relevance100%
Last Verified29 Aug 2026
Analyst VerifiedYes
Record BasisPublic-source record
Source Trace3 sources
Task Force 59 and unmanned maritime operations
U.S. Navy — Unmanned Maritime Systems · Customer / Operator · Published 2024 · Accessed 29 Aug 2026
https://www.navy.mil/Unmanned/
Defense budget materials — unmanned maritime systems
U.S. Department of Defense Comptroller · Procurement Source · Published 2025 · Accessed 29 Aug 2026
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Budget-Materials/
U.S. federal contract opportunities and awards
SAM.gov · Procurement Source · Published 2026 · Accessed 29 Aug 2026
https://sam.gov/search/
Public-source activity
Operator and demand records
Published fleet deployments and procurement signals connected to customer and operator analysis.
USVDenmark
Saildrone Voyager - Danish DALO Deployment
Operator: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO)
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 4
USVUnited States
Operation Southern Spear - Saildrone Voyager
Operator: JIATF-S; NAVSOUTH/U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 20
UGVNetherlands / Ukraine
Netherlands-led THeMIS UGV Delivery Initiative for Ukraine
Operator: Government of the Netherlands
UAV; UGVCanada
Canadian Army MINERVA Challenge Areas
Government of Canada / Department of National Defence· verified 2026-09-03UAVGlobal
874.26USD Mn
AeroVironment FMS IDIQ ceiling
Large multi-year allied procurement ceiling for Groups 1–3 UAS/C-UAS.
AeroVironment· verified 2026-09-03UGVGlobal
20countries
THeMIS country adoption
Manufacturer reports acquisition by 20 countries.
Milrem Robotics· verified 2026-09-03USVUnited States
20USVs
Operation Southern Spear fleet
Operational-scale persistent USV deployment.
Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03UUVAustralia
1.7AUD Bn
Ghost Shark Program of Record
Five-year program of record for dozens of XL-AUVs.
Australian Department of Defence· verified 2026-09-03Metrics
What Customer Intelligence Tracks
Operating fleet
Installed base
Fleet additions
Fleet retirements
Procurement frequency
Average platform age
Mission mix
Budget signals
Capability gaps
Replacement cycles
Known trials
Future requirements
Visualizations
Fleet and Demand Analytics
Fleet by country
Fleet by mission
Platform age profile
Customer procurement timeline
Demand signal heatmap
Score 1 (low) to 4 (high)
| Country | UAV | UGV | USV | UUV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| India | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Demand scores are modelled analytical values derived from tracked procurement signals.