GlobeNewswire·Oct 28, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

HII Celebrates ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel Production Progress for U.S. Navy in Louisiana

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HII celebrated the production milestone of the first ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessel (USV) for the U.S. Navy with a ceremony in New Iberia, Louisiana, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2026.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Vice Adm. Michael Wosje, HII CEO Chris Kastner, \& Breaux Brothers Enterprises President Brannon Breaux attended the event to mark the installation of a commemorative hull plaque.
The U.S. Navy awarded HII a contract to build 10 ROMULUS 151 vessels under the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program to strengthen national security \& sustain local shipbuilding jobs.
ROMULUS is a modular family of AI-enabled USVs built on HII's open-architecture Odyssey Advanced Autonomy Solutions, supporting missions including ISR, mine countermeasures, strike operations, \& counter-unmanned systems.
The production strategy leverages Gulf Coast partners such as Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Halimar Shipyard, Bayou Metal Supply \& Manufacturing, Beier Integrated Systems, \& Incat Crowther.
HII, alongside Applied Intuition, Greenroom Robotics, \& Rodi Marine, successfully completed the MUSV evaluation phase with 13 days of testing in the Gulf of America.
During testing, HII's Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions completed a 420-nautical-mile, 28-hour long-endurance mission simulation, meeting all success criteria.
Early investments made in 2025 established a production-ready approach to accelerate construction \& reduce risk for the U.S. Navy's growing demand for autonomous maritime platforms.
The event highlighted Louisiana's role as a maritime powerhouse, combining the state's skilled workforce with advanced manufacturing to deliver next-generation autonomous seapower.