Ocius reports Bluebottle Hybrid participation in Maritime Big Play Pacific

A company release carried by Naval News describes two diesel-hybrid uncrewed vessels taking part in the October exercise.

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SOURCE PUBLISHED21 Oct 2026 · 20:50:30 UTC

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Ocius says two Bluebottle Hybrid uncrewed surface vessels are participating in the US Navy-led Maritime Big Play Pacific exercise during October. Naval News carried the company’s announcement on 21 October.

The company says the hybrid variant adds a diesel generator to the platform’s renewable energy sources. It describes plans for the vessels to carry ThayerMahan Outpost acoustic payloads with TransparenSea processing software.

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Source: Naval News · company release