{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/hd-hyundai-anduril-unmanned-vessel-demo","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/hd-hyundai-anduril-unmanned-vessel-demo.md","title":"HD Hyundai, Anduril Demo Unmanned Vessel in US","headline":"HD Hyundai and Anduril Demonstrate Unmanned Surface Vessel Off Long Beach","description":"HD Hyundai and Anduril ran a three-and-a-half-hour unmanned surface vessel demonstration off Long Beach, the first such US test by a South Korean company.","section":"Partnerships","published_at":"2026-10-19T03:09:29+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T03:09:29+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["HD Hyundai and Anduril demonstrated a 368-ton unmanned surface test vessel in the waters off the Port of Long Beach on October 14, 2026.","The vessel ran on HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering's VAone autonomy solution and Anduril's Lattice mission autonomy software.","About 40 officials from Anduril, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, the American Bureau of Shipping, the South Korean Navy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration attended."],"companies":[{"name":"HD Hyundai","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"https://www.hd.com"},{"name":"HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/004bzf6/hd-korea-shipbuilding-offshore-engineering-co","website":"https://www.hdksoe.co.kr"},{"name":"American Bureau of Shipping","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002dap/american-bureau-of-shipping","website":"http://ww2.eagle.org"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"HD Hyundai Becomes First Korean Firm to Demonstrate Unmanned Surface Vessel in U.S. With Anduril","url":"https://www.einnews.com/article/950621131/live"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"Offshore Energy","url":"https://offshore-energy.biz/2026/10/08/xocean-enters-strategic-alliance-in-japan-to-expand-use-of-usvs"},{"publisher":"Affarsvarlden","url":"https://www.affarsvarlden.se/artikel/pareto-kongsberg-och-wb-group-kan-fa-stor-dronarorder"}],"tags":["Partnerships","HD Hyundai","HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.","American Bureau of Shipping"],"body_markdown":"HD Hyundai demonstrated an unmanned surface vessel in United States waters with Anduril, the first such test by a South Korean company, the company said. The joint autonomous navigation demonstration took place on October 14, 2026 off the Port of Long Beach in California and ran about three and a half hours, relayed through a shore-based control center, according to [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950621131/live).\n\n## How the Long Beach Demonstration Ran\n\nAbout 40 officials from both countries attended, including Chang Kwang-pil, executive vice president and head of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering's Future Technology Research Institute, along with representatives of Anduril, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, the [American Bureau of Shipping](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002dap/american-bureau-of-shipping), the South Korean Navy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The test used a 368-ton large unmanned surface test vessel previously operated by the U.S. Navy and modified for the event.\n\nThe vessel carried VAone, a total vessel autonomy solution developed in-house by [HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/004bzf6/hd-korea-shipbuilding-offshore-engineering-co), and Lattice, Anduril's mission autonomy software. VAone, short for Vessel Autonomy, No.1 and Only1, is built on HiNAS Prime, an autonomous navigation solution from Avikus, HD Hyundai's autonomous navigation subsidiary. It includes an engine autonomy system that monitors machinery in real time to detect faults and respond automatically, and a damage autonomy solution that identifies hull damage and takes corrective action on its own.\n\nThe companies simulated autonomous navigation, mission changes, formation sailing and emergency responses to engine failure. They said the combination of VAone and Lattice demonstrated fully unmanned surface vessel technology covering autonomy in navigation, machinery, damage control and weapons. \"In particular, the vessel made successive judgments and responded on its own across a variety of combat situations that can arise at sea, carrying out a field-ready unmanned composite mission flawlessly and confirming our technological lead,\" an HD Hyundai official said.\n\nHD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering signed a definitive agreement with Siemens Digital Industries Software on July 23, 2026 to implement a next-generation marine platform integrating AI and digital twin technologies across the entire shipbuilding process, PR Newswire APAC reported.\n\n## Earlier HD Hyundai Shipbuilding Moves\n\nIn September 2026, an HD Hyundai delegation visited Thoothukudi to advance discussions on a shipbuilding facility, meeting port and Tamil Nadu officials, with the cluster spanning 2,050 acres and a 2.4 km waterfront, BusinessLine reported. The Thoothukudi shipyard project later advanced to detailed project preparation, with the DPR process initiated under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, Deccan Herald reported. Nord Gas Solutions was selected to supply cargo handling and LPG fuel systems for two new 40,000 m3 medium gas carriers built by HD Hyundai for Byzantine Maritime, with equipment delivery in April 2027 under a June contract, Offshore Energy reported.\n\n## Unmanned Vessel Work Across the Sector\n\nXOCEAN signed an MOU with Kiso-jiban Consultants and Seisgadget to expand uncrewed surface vessel use in Japan's marine survey market, with its two XO-450 USVs already deployed in Japan, [Offshore Energy](https://offshore-energy.biz/2026/10/08/xocean-enters-strategic-alliance-in-japan-to-expand-use-of-usvs) reported on October 8, 2026. Kongsberg Gruppen and WB Group are negotiating a potential significant contract for unmanned surface vessels for Poland and Norway, with no order value or unit count disclosed and no allocation confirmed, [Affarsvarlden](https://www.affarsvarlden.se/artikel/pareto-kongsberg-och-wb-group-kan-fa-stor-dronarorder) reported on October 9, 2026.\n\n## HD Hyundai's Next Steps\n\nDrawing on the capabilities confirmed in the demonstration, the two companies decided to make a full-scale entry into the global unmanned surface vessel market. \"This is highly significant in that we confirmed the vessel's ability to carry out composite missions in response to a variety of combat situations that can arise after departure,\" Chang said. \"We will step up technology development and refinement to take the lead in the unmanned surface vessel market.\"\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}