CategoryMaritime
Overview
Havoc (formerly HavocAI) is an all-domain collaborative autonomy company building autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and a software stack that lets a single operator command swarms of unmanned maritime systems. Founded by Navy veterans Paul Lwin and Joe Turner in Providence, Rhode Island, the company vessel lineup spans the 14-foot Rampage USV, the 38-foot Seahound, the 42-foot Kiakoa, and the 100-foot Atlas, and it has delivered 30+ vessels to the U.S. military across Navy and Army exercises including Southern Lightning, Project Convergence, and Silent Swarm. Havoc competes with Anduril and Saronic in the contested maritime-autonomy market highlighted by the Pentagon Replicator initiative.
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Key facts
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Product — Atlas
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Paul Lwin CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Joe Turner Co-founder & COOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Havoc.
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Recent coverage
Havoc in third-party press
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Partnerships (2)
- Havoc x Lockheed Martin with Lockheed Martintechnology
- Havoc x Hanwha Defense USA with Hanwha Defense USAjoint ventureannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2025-10-10
$85M(reported)
Investors: B Capital (lead), In-Q-Tel (strategic), Lockheed Martin (strategic), Hanwha (strategic), UP.Partners (strategic), Taiwania Capital (strategic)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedMay 1, 2025
Rampage at South Carolina, USA
Sources (1)
- Havoc (official) · https://www.havocai.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-27
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Last reviewed 2026-07-27
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Methodology surface for Havoc.In the press
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Meet The Former Burmese Refugee Vying To Be The U.S. Militarys Go-To Drone Guy
Forbes profile of Havoc CEO Paul Lwin and COO Joe Turner, two Navy veterans building a maritime autonomy challenger to Anduril and Saronic after closing a $100M funding round.
Autonomous systems startup Havoc raises $100 million
$100M Series A, total $200M. 100+ ASVs deployed, 30+ to DoD. Partners: Lockheed Martin, Leidos, SAIC. 200+ employees.
Hanwha, HavocAI to develop 200 autonomous surface vessels
Hanwha Defense USA, Hanwha Systems, and HavocAI signed an MOU to jointly develop 200-foot autonomous surface vessels, with Hanwha Philly Shipyard considered as a production site.
HavocAI Adds 5M in New Capital to Scale Proven Autonomy Capabilities
HavocAI secured 5M from B Capital, In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, Hanwha and others, bringing total funding to nearly 00M in its first 18 months.
HavocAI raises $85M to sell autonomous boats to the U.S. military
$85M round, total ~$100M at time. Rampage 14-foot ASV at $100K each. Navy bought 12. Metal Shark partnership. In-Q-Tel, B Capital, Lockheed Martin investors.
HavocAI and Lockheed Martin Team Up
Havoc signed a partnership agreement with Lockheed Martin, integrating its collaborative autonomy software with Lockheed Martin defense systems, with Rampage USVs deployed in…
US Navy tests Rampage uncrewed vessels off South Carolina
Havoc Rampage USVs operated alongside USS Cole and Navy helicopters in the Southern Lightning exercise off South Carolina, validating five sensors across two vessels in 5-6 foot…
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