Company profile
Blue Ops
Blue Ops builds U.S.-made uncrewed surface vessels for naval and security missions. Its Variant series combines modular propulsion, payloads, communication...
Facts
- Segment
- DEFENSE
- Country
- US
- Headquarters
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Founded
- 2025
- Website
- https://blueops.com/
About Blue Ops
Variant 7 uses a modular open systems architecture that lets customers configure propulsion, sensors, communications and mission payloads while retaining common autonomous-navigation, remote-operation and mission-management software. The vessel is intended for ISR, force protection, harbor security and contested-logistics work in U.S. and allied fleets.
Blue Ops uses Hodgdon Shipbuilding's Maine facilities for prototypes and development, with scaled production at a 155,000-square-foot plant in Valdosta, Georgia. Red Cat reported that the Georgia facility had opened with capacity for more than 500 vessels per year by November 2025, and Blue Ops began ramping V7 into full-rate production in May 2026.
Market context
DEPLOYMENT
Summary
Type: USV builder
Core: Variant series
Function: Maritime missions
Audience: Defense forces
Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Blue Ops integrates Volvo Penta D4-320 propulsion into Variant 7 — 2026-08-03
- Blue Ops begins ramping Variant 7 into full-rate production — 2026-05-28
- Blue Ops opens Valdosta USV factory with capacity above 500 vessels per year — 2025-11-13
- Blue Ops launches as Red Cat's maritime autonomy division — 2025-08-26