A midsize uncrewed surface vessel is sailing with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the Pacific, according to The Maritime Executive’s account of US Navy confirmation.

The carrier group departed San Diego on 8 October. The publisher describes this as the first deployed US carrier strike group accompanied by an uncrewed vessel too large to be carried aboard another ship.

The report says details of the uncrewed vessel’s configuration for this deployment have not been released.

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Reported carrier group departure from San Diego2026-10-08calendar dateDeparture date in the source; the date of Navy confirmation and integration milestone is not specified
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Source: The Maritime Executive · original report