VESSEL REVIEW | 25USV2401 – US Marine Corps acquires interceptor ASVs for technology demonstration purposes

Also, thanks to the craft's modular construction, an array of various sensors can be rapidly integrated and replaced as necessary in the field, ensuring faster turnarounds and maximising coverage in any operating area.

HII said later examples of the ASVs can be configured for a range of missions including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; force protection; counter unmanned aerial systems; strike; and launch and recovery of smaller unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles. When used in the “mothership” role, an ASV can reduce its exposure by deploying the smaller craft for high-risk missions such as anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasures.