Blue Water Autonomy Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-30 - Contract Award - Blue Water Autonomy joins $40m NAVOCEANO ocean-survey IDIQ - The contract has a $40 million combined ceiling; Blue Water's minimum guarantee is $10,000, and additional revenue depends on competed task orders. NAVOCEANO can issue work for international waters across the Indian Ocean and Pacific basins during the August… - source: war.gov
• 2026-05-07 - Partnership - Blue Water Autonomy adds manufacturing partners for Liberty Class production - Tulip supplies the manufacturing-execution software used to coordinate production-floor workflows. Caterpillar Defense and Precise Power Systems support marine propulsion and containerized autonomous engine modules. Valstad supplies modular structural-panel… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-02-11 - Product Launch - Blue Water Autonomy introduces 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship - The published design pairs a Damen Stan Patrol 6009 hull with more than 10,000 nautical miles of range and over 150 metric tons of payload capacity. Construction was scheduled to begin at Conrad Shipyard in March 2026, with the first vessel targeted for… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-08-26 - Funding - Blue Water Autonomy raises $50m Series A led by GV - Eclipse, Riot Ventures and Impatient Ventures joined the round as existing investors. The financing brought total disclosed funding to $64 million. Blue Water said it had completed on-water engineering tests and begun purchasing long-lead material from more… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-04-11 - Funding - Blue Water Autonomy emerges from stealth with $14m seed round - Eclipse, Riot Ventures and Impatient Ventures provided the disclosed seed financing. The company had begun salt-water testing and developed concept ship designs within its first year. Funding was allocated to engineering growth, vessel testing and payload… - source: prnewswire.com