Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC)
"No Crew. No Limits."
Florida builder of high-speed autonomous USVs for the US Navy and allies: MANTAS T12, Muskie M18 and Devil Ray T18/T24/T38 catamarans with Manta Autonomy.
Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) is a US designer and builder of high-performance unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for military users. Brothers Bruce and Tom Hanson, both with aerospace and defense backgrounds, founded the company in Melbourne, Florida, in 2012. Its first prototypes were small, eight-foot USVs for the defense market. Bruce Hanson led the company as CEO from the start until December 2025. He then became Founder and Vice Chairman, and board member Tony Smeraglinolo, former president and CEO of Engility Corporation, took over as CEO. The leadership team also includes CFO Kim Brickler, CTO Jim Harvey, Chief Growth Officer Seamus Flatley and VP of Production Scott Empson.
Engineering and final production are at the Melbourne headquarters. An Innovation Center West in San Diego handles integration, live-water demonstrations, customer training and mission planning near the Pacific Fleet. Florida Trend reported in 2026 that MARTAC employs about 100 people in Melbourne and is on pace to build about three dozen boats a year, with record revenue of USD 75 to 85 million. The magazine described the company as having grown without venture capital, unlike newer USV entrants. Most hulls are built by C3, a boatbuilder in Stuart, Florida, and finished with MARTAC systems in Melbourne. In September 2026 MARTAC announced a co-production partnership with SOLACE Boats that it says will add capacity for 100 Devil Ray vessels per year.
The product line covers small swarming craft through to large payload carriers:
- MANTAS T12: 12 ft (3.6 m), all-electric, low-profile. Burst speed above 30 knots and a 140 lb (64 kg) payload. It is in full production, can operate in swarms and can be launched and recovered by larger Devil Ray vessels.
- Muskie M18: 19.3 ft (5.9 m) monohull with a diesel jet drive and a 1,000 lb (450 kg) payload. MARTAC positions it as a low-signature, one-way attritable strike asset.
- Devil Ray T18: 19.8 ft (6.0 m) catamaran with twin gas inboards and a 750 lb (340 kg) payload.
- Devil Ray T24: 27.5 ft catamaran with diesel or gas inboards and a 1,800 lb (817 kg) payload.
- Devil Ray T38: 39.9 ft (12.2 m) flagship catamaran with a 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) payload. The Devil Ray models have burst speeds above 50 knots. MARTAC reports a 192-hour fully autonomous mission and thousands of hours on the water. An 82 ft gas-turbine vessel, the Leviathan T82, is in development with a 40,000 lb payload.
MARTAC develops its own autonomy. The Manta Autonomy suite covers command and control, training and simulation, and intelligence and perception, and is built on an open architecture that can host third-party payloads and autonomy. A Global Operations Team supports customers after delivery with training, maintenance and sustainment.
MARTAC vessels have been used extensively in US Navy experimentation. In a 2023 Navy exercise in the Middle East, a missile-armed T38 Devil Ray scored direct hits on a simulated enemy target. Florida Trend described it as the first American USV to destroy a physical target with lethal munitions in the region. The company has also taken part in a Navy-industry project that refueled a USV at sea. In October 2026, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration agreed to buy an undisclosed number of Devil Ray T24 vessels. The deal grew out of a three-way MOU among MARTAC, Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and local partner Confucian Co., Ltd., and vessels will be built both in Edgewater, Florida and in Taiwan. It is the Coast Guard Administration's first USV program.
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Company Facts
Founded
2012
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Manufacturer
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Primary Region
North America
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Funding Stage
Bootstrapped / Self-funded
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