Today, we announce Blue Water Autonomy is coming out of stealth, on Crossing the Valley Presents: Launch Day!

About Blue Water Autonomy

Founded in spring 2024 and based in Boston, Blue Water Autonomy is designing and building autonomous ships with a "defense first, dual-use" approach. Their first customer is the U.S. Navy.

What distinguishes BWA from other players in the space is their focus on developing autonomous vessels that can operate without chase boats or constant human maintenance—something the founders identify as a critical gap in current capabilities. Rather than building small $100,000 unmanned surface vessels, they're targeting multi-million dollar platforms that can truly complement the Navy's manned fleet.

The company has already put a test vessel in the water outside Boston where they're testing hardware and software integration. They aim to have their first prototype vessel in the water sometime in 2025, with the ultimate goal of building autonomous ships at scale.

Their vision is to help the Navy implement "distributed maritime operations" through a disaggregated architecture—similar to how the satellite industry evolved from a few hundred expensive satellites to thousands of smaller, distributed ones.

As our first Launch Day feature, they'll be back on the show to keep us appraised of their progress.

To learn more:

Website: https://blw.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-water-autonomy/

Twitter: @BlueWaterShips

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