HII (NYSE:HII), a global leader in autonomous and unmanned maritime systems, celebrated the expansion of its unmanned systems production campus in Pocasset, Massachusetts, underscoring growing global demand for autonomous maritime platforms and the company’s continued investment in advanced unmanned maritime technology, New England’s skilled workforce and the region’s Blue Economy.

The 10,000-square-foot expansion increases the capacity of HII’s existing 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility capacity to build, develop and integrate advanced unmanned and autonomous maritime systems, including the REMUS family of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

The expanded facility adds production capacity for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle (SUUV), which is based on HII’s commercial REMUS 300 platform and is currently in production. In July, the Navy awarded HII an option-year contract for continued Lionfish production. The facility will also support production of HII’s REMUS 620 UUV.