What HavocAI does

HavocAI is a Rhode Island-based defense technology company founded in January 2024 by U.S. Navy veterans Paul Lwin (CEO) and Joe Turner (COO). The company builds an all-domain collaborative autonomy software platform composed of four tightly integrated products: Havoc C2 (one-to-many command-and-control interface), Havoc Insights (AI/analytics intelligence layer ingesting real-time vehicle, sensor, and service data), Havoc Connect (resilient peer-to-peer overlay network for DDIL environments), and Havoc OS (edge autonomy runtime). Together these enable a single operator to supervise tens to thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets across sea, air, and land, as demonstrated in the world's first GPS-denied air-sea autonomy mission in Troia, Portugal (December 2025). The company has accumulated more than 25,000 hours of autonomous operations and 200 billion data points, providing a proprietary data and validation base for its autonomy stack.

HavocAI monetizes through three complementary streams: (1) direct hardware sales of low-cost unmanned surface vessels to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries (e.g., 14-foot Rampage at ~$100,000 per unit, plus larger 38-foot Seahound, 42-foot Kaikoa, 100-foot Atlas, and a jointly-developed 200-foot Modular Attack Surface Craft with Hanwha Defense USA), (2) software licensing of the Havoc autonomy stack to OEM shipbuilders and defense primes (Lockheed Martin, Hanwha, Metal Shark, PacMar Technologies, Senesco Marine, Leidos, SAIC) — the strategic objective being to transition from shipbuilder to software platform — and (3) direct defense/government contracts and services plus emerging dual-use deployments (e.g., TNC/Newlab ocean protection pilots in Indonesia's Savu Sea). As of May 2026 the company has delivered 30+ vessels to the U.S. DoD, deployed 100+ vessels globally, and doubled headcount to approximately 200 employees.

HavocAI has raised approximately $200 million across three disclosed rounds — an $11M seed (September 2024, co-led by Scout Ventures and Trousdale Ventures), an $85M round (October 2025, led by B Capital with In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Hanwha, and Taiwania), and a $100M Series A (May 2026). Strategic and federal investors include Lockheed Martin Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Hanwha, Taiwania Capital, SAIC, B Capital, and Vanderbilt University, alongside a broad base of national-security-focused funds. Through the March 2026 acquisitions of Mavrik (air drones) and Teleo (heavy machinery/ground autonomy), the company extended its offering from maritime to all-domain autonomy, positioning Havoc as a software-first alternative to vertically integrated naval platforms at approximately 1/10,000th the unit cost of crewed combatants.

Name

HavocAI

Legal name

HavocAI Inc.

Website

https://havocai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HavocAI is a defense technology company founded in 2024 that builds collaborative autonomy software enabling one operator to coordinate thousands of unmanned sea, air, and land assets. It serves the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries through direct sales and OEM partnerships with defense primes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Autonomy Software & Unmanned Maritime Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations (IMABAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms (IMABAIAE), Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Maritime autonomy software
• Autonomous surface vessels
• Collaborative autonomy platform
• Unmanned naval systems
• Defense technology software

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Autonomous vessel hardware sales: Sells low-cost unmanned surface vessels directly to the U.S. Navy, Army, Defense Innovation Unit, and allied militaries (e.g., 14-foot Rampage vessels at ~$100,000 each), plus larger platforms such as the 38-foot Seahound, 42-foot Kaikoa, and 100-foot Atlas multi-mission vessel. Pricing is per-unit with a target of thousands of vessels.
2. Autonomy software licensing to shipbuilders: Long-term strategy is to license the Havoc collaborative autonomy software stack (Havoc OS, Havoc C2, Havoc Connect, Havoc Insights) to shipbuilders and platform manufacturers (Lockheed Martin, Metal Shark, PacMar, Senesco Marine, Hanwha, Leidos/LAVA, Anduril, SAIC) so the company transitions from a shipbuilder to a software platform. Includes technology integration and royalty-style arrangements.
3. Defense/government contracts and services: Direct contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, Navy, Army, DIU, and allied governments — including research, integration, sustainment, and fielded operational support — that have produced revenue within six months of launch and now span U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, DIU, and international deployments.
4. Commercial / dual-use autonomy deployments: Emerging commercial and dual-use revenue from non-defense buyers, including ocean protection deployments with The Nature Conservancy/Newlab in Indonesia's Savu Sea, autonomous maritime range clearance for sea-based space launch, and future commercial boating market licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HavocAI develops an all-domain collaborative autonomy software platform (Havoc C2, Havoc Insights, Havoc Connect, Havoc OS) and builds/sources autonomous surface vessels (14' to 200') that enable a single operator to direct thousands of heterogeneous uncrewed assets across sea, air, and land in contested and GPS-denied environments. The company sells both its own hardware vessels (e.g., 14' Rampage at ~$100K each) and licenses its autonomy software stack to defense primes and shipbuilders.

Product overview

HavocAI offers a single unified all-domain collaborative autonomy platform composed of four core software products — Havoc C2 (one-to-many command and control), Havoc Insights (AI/analytics intelligence layer), Havoc Connect (resilient peer-to-peer overlay network for DDIL data exchange), and Havoc OS (edge autonomy operating system) — which together enable a single operator to supervise thousands of autonomous sea, air, and land assets. The company has built a hardware portfolio of autonomous surface vessels spanning the 14' Rampage, 38' Seahound, 42' Kaikoa, 100' Atlas multi-mission vessel, and a 200-foot Modular Attack Surface Craft developed jointly with Hanwha, and through the March 2026 acquisitions of Mavrik (air drones) and Teleo (heavy machinery ground autonomy) the platform now extends to aerial and ground domains alongside its maritime roots. Use cases span contested logistics, maritime domain awareness, defensive escort, sensor fusion and tracking, and port security across defense and commercial markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HavocOS: Edge autonomy software running autonomous systems at the edge, enabling heterogeneous platforms to carry out collaborative missions in DDIL environments.
• Havoc C2
• Havoc Insights
• Havoc Connect
• Rampage

Products and services

• Havoc C2 One-to-many command and control software that gives operators an intuitive interface to define intent and direct large numbers of autonomous assets across distributed systems, scaling complex multi-asset missions without proportional increases in manpower.
• Havoc Insights AI/analytics intelligence layer that fuses real-time data streams from vehicles, sensors, and system services to surface insights, trends, and anomalies for mission-level decision support.
• Havoc Connect Resilient peer-to-peer overlay network that enables systems to exchange commands, telemetry, and mission data even when connectivity is intermittent, degraded, or spans heterogeneous DDIL networks.
• Havoc OS Edge autonomy operating system that runs the autonomous systems at the edge, enabling heterogeneous platforms to carry out collaborative missions, adapt to changing mission conditions, and continue operating in DDIL environments.
• Rampage (14-foot autonomous surface vessel) Low-cost 14-foot autonomous surface vessel (USV) for defense and commercial customers, sold to the U.S. Navy, Army, and Defense Innovation Unit at approximately $100,000 per unit.
• Seahound (38-foot autonomous surface vessel) 38-foot autonomous surface vessel produced in partnership with PacMar Technologies, layered with HavocAI's collaborative autonomy software for coordinated fleet operations.
• Kaikoa (42-foot autonomous surface vessel) 42-foot autonomous surface vessel operated in Hawaii as part of the SAIC partnership for the U.S. Navy's hybrid fleet.
• Atlas (100-foot multi-mission vessel) 100-foot multi-mission autonomous surface vessel (mUSV) developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin for U.S. military demand.
• 200-foot Modular Attack Surface Craft 200-foot (60-meter) autonomous surface vessel jointly developed with Hanwha Defense USA and Hanwha Systems for the U.S. Navy's Modular Attack Surface Craft solicitation program, with Hanwha Philly Shipyard under consideration for mass production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000+ hours of autonomous operations across fielded platforms globally
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability12 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• AzakcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026MOU signed June 15, 2026 to collaborate on high mobility autonomous ground systems, extending HavocAI's land domain capabilities alongside the Teleo acquisition.
• The Nature Conservancy / Newlab (Global Ocean Innovation Challenge)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 May 2026Selected to deploy autonomous surface vessels in pilots launching June 2026 in Indonesia's Savu Sea and the Pacific to strengthen ocean protection across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, contributing to TNC's goal of conserving four billion hectares of ocean by 2030.
• Senesco MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Partnership to manufacture autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, integrating Havoc's collaborative autonomy software into Senesco-built vessels to create scalable, mission-ready platforms for defense and commercial use. Supported by U.S. Maritime Administration grants and Havoc's role within the U.S. defense and ocean-technology supply chain.
• LeidosflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2026Strategic partnership to integrate unmanned systems with collaborative autonomy technology, enabling a single operator to command and coordinate fleets of autonomous platforms across contested maritime and air environments. Plans begin with integrating Havoc's software into Leidos' Autonomous Vessel Architecture (LAVA) on the Sea Archer unmanned surface vessel, with a joint operational validation in Q4 2026 targeting compressed integration timelines from months to weeks.
• Mavrik (acquired subsidiary)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Acquisition of Long Beach, California-based Mavrik, an award-winning drone technology company, to expand HavocAI's all-domain collaborative autonomy into the air domain. Mavrik's aerial systems integrate into HavocOS / Havoc Control under a single operational architecture that spans sea, air, and land. Mavrik was awarded a U.S. Army SBIR award for its HATCHET platform post-acquisition.
• Teleo (acquired subsidiary)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Acquisition of Palo Alto, California-based Teleo, a category leader in supervised autonomy for heavy machinery, expanding HavocAI into the land domain. Teleo's land vehicle supervision solutions integrate into HavocOS / Havoc Control alongside Mavrik's aerial drones and HavocAI's maritime fleet.
• Hanwha Defense USA / Hanwha Systems (Hanwha Group)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026MOU signed Jan 8, 2026 to jointly develop and mass-produce 200-foot (60-meter) autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Department of War's Modular Attack Surface Craft program. Hanwha Philly Shipyard is under consideration for production, with joint work on mass-production planning, installation, and technical development. Builds on an October 2025 joint demonstration where a Havoc AI USV was remotely controlled from Hanwha Ocean's Geoje shipyard in Korea while operating off Hawaii.
• SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Collaboration to integrate HavocAI's autonomous maritime fleet technology with SAIC's Joint Range Extension (JRE) system, connecting autonomous vessels to the U.S. military's Link 16 tactical data network in support of the Pentagon's Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) initiative. Three HavocAI vessels (two 14' Rampages and one 42' Kaikoa) deployed in Hawaii as part of the collaboration; demonstrations and exercises planned.
• Metal SharkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Strategic partnership to integrate Havoc's collaborative autonomy platform across Metal Shark's fleet of High-Speed Maneuverable Unmanned Surface Vessels (HSMUSVs), enabling single-operator swarm operations with mixed fleets of different sizes and capabilities. Already deployed with the U.S. Navy, Army, and international allies.
• Lockheed Martin Ventures (Lockheed Martin)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Strategic collaboration to accelerate development and scaling of Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (mUSVs) for maritime defense, pairing HavocAI's autonomy technology with Lockheed Martin's weapons integration and defense expertise. Positions Havoc to capitalize on historic U.S. DoD funding for autonomous maritime platforms, including a planned 100-foot mUSV by end of 2025 and one operator controlling 25 vessels.
• PacMar TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2025Production partnership to design and manufacture multiple classes of autonomous vessels (14-foot Rampage, 38-foot Seahound, 42-foot Kaikoa, and larger ocean-capable ships up to 100 feet) for U.S. defense and commercial use, combining HavocAI's collaborative autonomy software with PacMar's American shipbuilding capabilities. Production potential for thousands of deployment-ready vessels controllable by a single operator.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Saronic Technologies: Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Navy and allied maritime forces, including the Spyglass and Cutlass USV lines. Direct peer to HavocAI in autonomous surface vessels serving similar DoD customers with comparable attritable mass value propositions.
• Shield AI: Shield AI builds the Hivemind autonomy stack for aerial and maritime autonomous systems, pursuing a multi-domain collaborative autonomy vision comparable to HavocOS. Direct peer in defense autonomy software serving overlapping DoD customers.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril develops the Lattice autonomy/OS software platform and is expanding into maritime autonomous systems while competing for similar DoD autonomy software contracts. Listed by Havoc as a 'built and trusted' partner, but directly overlaps in autonomy software for defense.
• Saildrone: Saildrone builds autonomous wind- and solar-powered ocean-going USVs for defense, commercial, and ocean-science customers. Comparable as a maritime autonomy platform with a large fielded fleet and similar DoD and commercial dual-use positioning.
• Sea Machines Robotics: Sea Machines builds autonomous command and control software for commercial and government surface vessels, competing directly with Havoc C2/Insights in the maritime autonomy software category (acquired by L3Harris, expanding distribution).

Broad incumbents

• Huntington Ingalls Industries: HII builds crewed and uncrewed naval vessels (including the ROMULUS large USV program) for the U.S. Navy. Broad incumbent in naval shipbuilding and autonomous maritime systems directly competing for Navy autonomy contracts.
• Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a strategic Havoc partner via Lockheed Martin Ventures for Medium USVs and weapons integration, but is also a broad defense incumbent with its own autonomy roadmap and overlapping naval combat system franchises.
• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman manufactures the REMUS family of unmanned underwater vehicles and broader naval autonomy systems, including the MQ-4C Triton. Broad incumbent in naval/maritime autonomy with overlapping DoD customer relationships.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a major defense prime with autonomous surface and subsurface capabilities (acquired Sea Machines Robotics). Broad incumbent competing for DoD autonomous maritime programs alongside Havoc and its partners.

Emerging players

• Skydio: Skydio provides autonomous aerial drones and autonomy software for defense and commercial markets, partially overlapping with Havoc's Mavrik-led air-domain expansion. Comparable as a defense autonomy software peer with strong DoD adoption.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/havocai_usv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HavocAI-Solutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/havocai

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors29 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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