Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and HavocAI have begun integrating SAIC’s advanced real-time communications network with HavocAI’s autonomous maritime fleets to enhance situational awareness for the US Navy. The partnership aims to expand connectivity between unmanned platforms and joint military networks, improving how autonomous surface vessels share and receive tactical data.
The effort links HavocAI’s autonomy software—capable of coordinating large fleets of unmanned vessels—to SAIC’s Joint Range Extension (JRE) system. JRE boosts interoperability by extending the range of Link 16, the primary tactical data network used by US and allied forces across air, land, and sea domains. Through this integration, autonomous vessels, sensors, and command centers will gain the ability to communicate seamlessly across multiple military branches.
The initiative directly supports the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) strategy, which seeks to accelerate battlefield decisions by unifying data streams across services. SAIC and HavocAI have collaborated on previous US military programs, strengthening their position as key contributors to naval modernization.
HavocAI recently secured $85 million in funding to scale production of its unmanned surface vessels and deepen its military partnerships. Additional collaborations include work with Lockheed Martin on medium unmanned surface vessels and SAIC’s own $120-million, five-year contract to support the Navy’s Tactical Training Group Pacific. Together, these efforts reflect a growing push toward autonomous systems and network-centric naval warfare.
