The US Coast Guard is testing unmanned surface vessels off the coast of Hawaii. The testing is set to run from October 7 through November 5 off the south shore of Oahu. Tests will focus on autonomous vessel systems from Saildrone and Spatial Integration Systems, in addition to a USCG owned autonomous research vessel made by Metal Shark. Testing will seek to evaluate each vessels’ ability to provide persistent maritime domain awareness, especially in remote areas of the oceans.
