MARTAC Forms Co-Production Partnership With Composites Fabricator Mystic Powerboats for USVs

Maritime Tactical Systems Inc. (MARTAC, Melbourne, Fla., U.S.), a provider of high- performance autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and composite vessel fabricator Mystic Powerboats (DeLand, Fla., U.S.) announce a co-production partnership to increase MARTAC’s domestic production capacity to meet growing requirements from U.S. and allied customers.

Demand for autonomous maritime systems is accelerating as defense and national security organizations expand their use of autonomous capabilities in distributed maritime operations, maritime domain awareness, logistics support and force protection (read “3D printing and the agile production imperative”). MARTAC’s family of USVs, including the Devil Ray and Mantas platforms, has been operationally proven for more than 10 years in multiple government programs and exercises. The company is now positioned to expand current capacity that meets near-term needs and will scale with market demands over time.

Mystic Powerboats brings three decades of expertise in advanced carbon fiber and composites manufacturing. It operates from a nearly 100,000-square-foot production facility equipped with the tooling, workforce and processes required to produce high-strength, lightweight hull structures at scale. Mystic’s capabilities in epoxy resin infusion, carbon fiber lamination and foam core construction align directly with the materials and methods used in MARTAC’s Devil Ray and Mantas platforms, making the company an ideal co-production partner for scaling autonomous vessel deliveries.

“Mystic is a key step in our strategy to rapidly scale production while ensuring that our systems remain operationally proven and ready to deploy,” emphasizes Seamus Flatley, chief growth officer, MARTAC.

MARTAC’s partnership with Mystic is the first of several pending domestic co-production partnerships the company is finalizing that will support a significant expansion of its co-production framework. The distributed production model strengthens MARTAC’s ability to meet operational demand by increasing surge capacity, diversifying the supply chain and accelerating delivery timelines.