We have a 165 ton autonomous test vessel at sea. When I said "big things are underway" I meant that we have a MASSIVE robot underway. This is what it takes to test ship-scale hardware.

Today, a peak behind the curtain at what we’ve been building. At Blue Water, our focus is the sharpest weapon. And our focus is autonomous ships. We can’t rely on simulation or speedboats to test ship-scale hardware - so we built a ship-scale autonomous test vessel. Now, we

🇺🇸 This morning, some great American experts sat down in the United States Senate to talk shipbuilding. @mercoglianos @ShipbuildersUSA Here’s what they said - it’s not all obvious - it's a unique moment in American shipbuilding: Reconciliation brought key investments, but now

American Naval Autonomy, Scaling Globally . 🌊 @BlueWaterShips founder @RylanHamilton joined GV Managing Partner @DaveMuni to discuss his vision for autonomous maritime technology and how a new partnership with Conrad Shipyard is opening the door to global growth.

Milestone Episode - 400!!! Features @rylanhamilton , CEO & Co-Founder @BlueWaterShips https://t.co/xc7skyfhV5 - we cover Rylan's entrepreneurial journey across multiple startups, all the details about Blue Water, and more!

We’re proud to announce that four incredible leaders have joined Blue Water’s inaugural advisory board. These gentlemen have: ⚓️ Led the Navy’s surface and unmanned fleets 🏭 Built and acquired the ships and technology our sailors fight with 🇺🇸 Shaped the companies and

RT @BlueWaterShips: 🇺🇸⚓️ The time has come to unlock the power, the potential, and the capacity of America’s shipyards. Today, we announc…

Absolutely fascinating work you're doing for the US Military. Please come back when you're ready to show us the real thing!

Last night we thanked Senators @CaptMarkKelly and @SenToddYoung for their leadership in catalyzing shipbuilding. Let’s build. 🇺🇸

Earlier this summer, we raised $50M from Google Ventures for our Series A. This is a unique moment (for 🇺🇸) for two reasons: 1️⃣ This is the fist time U.S. shipbuilding as an industry has a new company, focused on building a ship product, with the capital and team to do so. 2️⃣

🚢🇺🇸 The significance of what happened to US Navy technology this week cannot be understated. The Navy just burned the metaphorical boats. NAVSEA asked industry for a mass-producible autonomous warship - and they want it within 18 months. ⏳ Yes, you read that right. PMS

Thanks @tectonicdefense for covering our Washington D.C. office opening. https://t.co/fvcPrCbzTy

Coverage this week of the shipbuilding space deserves some commentary. Here's mine: 1⃣ Final departures of White House / NSC shipbuilding folks drove negative coverage (and triggered @johnkonrad) 2⃣ Potential shakeup of Navy acquisitions drove Politico story that could have

🇺🇸🏭Jake's argument about cost disease applies to shipbuilding and broad manufacturing as well as housing and healthcare. - Ships are built bespoke and on cost+ - Costs pile up and schedules slip - You're paying for labor and labor-intensive services at the shipyard, not the

"We have short term problem which is to get hulls in the water" <- This is a SECNAV who speaks the truth. When I was in the Navy, I learned that bad news does not get better with time.

The $50B question: how big is the US drone & unmanned market??? $50B isn't a hype number. It’s grounded in data, Ukrainian battlefield math, and early Pentagon budget signals. 🧠 Start with the simplest wartime logic: - Payloads matter (sensors, weapons) - Platforms carry them

Navy x Tech Disconnect = Big Problem. @reindsummit and @USNavy's Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) forum are on the same day. One in Detroit, one in Arlington. I realize that very few people in VC and tech bro world would ever consider attending the MIB industry day - BUT how

We are excited to welcome Tim Glinatsis (@Turnip) as COO. Tim's experience at General Dynamics leading Navy shipbuilding programs will help us rapidly scale and deliver unmanned ships to the fleet. Onwards. #AutonomousShips #MaritimeTech #DefenseInnovation

🚀 🌊 What startups could be the maritime SpaceX or Anduril? Check out this list from IQT @ShieldCapVC & @HarpoonVentures These are the seven companies building the next generation of maritime power - democracy depends on it. #shipbuilding #uuv #usv #maritime 1/7

SASC and HASC release reconciliation legislation to modernize military. For unmanned ships, more money ($1.8B) is allocated for Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) than Small Unmanned Surface Vessel (sUSV) and Unmanned Underwater Vessels (UUV). For manned ships, where is