HD Hyundai to develop uncrewed surface vessel by 2026

Joo Won-ho (left), head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' special ship business unit, and Ryan Taylor, chief revenue officer and chief legal officer at Palantir Technologies, sign a memorandum of understanding for joint development of uncrewed surface vessel in Washington, DC, Thursday. (HD Hyundai)

SEOUL: HD Hyundai has teamed up with Palantir Technologies, a US software company, to develop uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) by 2026, according to the South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate.

Officials from HD Hyundai and Palantir signed a memorandum of understanding at the US side’s office in Washington, DC, last Thursday.