Blue Water Autonomy adds manufacturing partners for Liberty Class production

May 7, 2026 · Partnership · Blue Water Autonomy · Defense

Blue Water Autonomy announced a distributed production model combining Conrad Shipyard with manufacturing, propulsion and automation partners for Liberty Class vessels.

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  • 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 kits and robotic fabrication cells for distributed ship production.

Blue Water Autonomy is a U.S. maritime robotics and shipbuilding company developing long-endurance unmanned surface vessels for naval logistics, sensing and open-ocean missions.