HavocAI Inc featured prominently in defense-focused events this week, underscoring its push into national security and autonomous systems. The company served as a Gold Sponsor at eMerge Americas 2026 in Miami, aligning its brand with senior leaders focused on innovation in U.S. defense and national security.
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At eMerge, HavocAI’s Vice President of Federal, Matt Lake, joined the National Security Stage panel on multi-domain autonomous systems across air, land, and sea. The discussion emphasized real-world deployment, reliability, and scalability, suggesting HavocAI aims to position its technology against priority requirements for government and defense buyers.
The company also highlighted strong momentum in naval autonomy at the Sea-Air-Space Expo 2026, where it operated three autonomous vessels over two days. A key demonstration was observed by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle, reinforcing HavocAI’s exposure to top U.S. Navy decision-makers in a live operational setting.
LinkedIn posts from the expo stressed growing demand for scalable autonomy in contested maritime environments, particularly for logistics and distributed operations. HavocAI framed itself as already deploying with customers and helping define “scalable collaborative autonomy,” focusing on near-term operational relevance rather than long-dated research and development.
A central theme this week was HavocAI’s partnership with Leidos to integrate its collaborative autonomy software into the Leidos unmanned surface vessel fleet, initially targeting the Sea Archer platform. The companies expect this integration to compress deployment timelines from months to weeks, with production deployments potentially occurring in days.
The agreement, signed at Sea-Air-Space by Leidos Defense President Cindy Gruensfelder and Havoc co‑founder and CEO Paul Lwin, includes a Navy mission-relevant operational validation planned for Q4 2026. Longer term, the collaboration contemplates extending HavocAI’s autonomy software into unmanned aircraft systems, broadening its multi-domain addressable market.
HavocAI also showcased the resilience of its Rampage autonomous surface vessels in harsh conditions on the Potomac River during the expo. The vessels reportedly maintained autonomous mission execution from launch to recovery despite rough weather that forced other craft from the water, highlighting robustness with minimal operator intervention.
Collectively, these developments reinforce HavocAI’s strategy of validating performance through real-world demonstrations, deepening ties with a major defense prime, and aligning with articulated U.S. Navy priorities. While specific contract values and revenue impacts were not disclosed, the week’s activities appear to strengthen the company’s positioning in defense autonomy and could support future program and procurement opportunities.