The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), on July 16.

According to local media, the Russian Navy started to experiment the use of UUVs and USVs from its Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate. UAVs are set to be tested from Russia's latest generation of frigates as well.

At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, French company iXblue unveiled its SEADRiX USV for persistent anti-submarine warfare missions.

To encourage innovation, experimentation, and combat readiness, Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), announced the establishment of Surface Development Squadron ONE (SURFDEVRON ONE) during a ceremony, May 22.

Protecting Singapore’s Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) might draw on bolstering the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) fleet of medium unmanned vessels. An approach which will explain the presence of numerous Unmanned Surface Vessels at IMDEX 2019 exhibition, being held in the city-state.

China's Yunzhou Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., is pitching two members of its family of Unmanned Surface Vessels at the IMDEX Asia 2019 maritime exhibition.

On April 8, 2019, Chinese engineering company Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry (part of the state-owned shipbuilding corporation China Shipbuilding Industry Corp-CSIC) announced the sea (and land) trials of the “Marine lizard”, the world's first amphibious unmanned surface vessels (USV).