Maritime Systems

From concept to deployment, our maritime systems integrate advanced engineering, proven manufacturing, and operational insight to meet today’s most urgent naval and research challenges. Whether enabling autonomy, improving launch and recovery, or delivering high-performance vessels and subsystems, our solutions are built for real-world missions at sea and at scale.

Purpose-Built Naval Architecture from First Line to Final Launch

We take pride in our team of skilled naval architects who are dedicated to designing and engineering cutting-edge results for all your marine challenges. From conceptualization to construction, we offer a comprehensive range of capabilities tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Our commitment to precision and attention to detail ensure that every project is executed with utmost proficiency and adherence to international and ABS standards. Whether it's vessel design, performance optimization, or marine consultancy, our naval architects possess the knowledge and creativity to transform your ideas into reality, delivering solutions that exceed expectations.

What We Design and Build

Large System Design & Marine Integration

We design and build complex shipboard systems to support the evolving needs of naval and commercial maritime operations. From launch-and-recovery systems to submersibles and tow tank models, our work spans above and below the waterline, with engineering rigor from concept to fabrication.

Our capabilities include:

  • Submersible system development for manned and unmanned missions

  • Launch and recovery systems, including marine cranes and small craft handling

  • Towed systems for naval and research vessels

  • Control surface design for SWATH and advanced hullforms

  • Modeling and simulation of marine systems, including FEA and CFD

  • Towing tank model design and construction for hydrodynamic testing

  • Component fabrication for marine and aerospace systems to ISO and AS standards

BlackSea’s autonomous surface vessel built for speed, endurance, and mass deployment.

A high-performance unmanned platform engineered for scalable maritime operations, GARC delivers exceptional speed, range, and payload flexibility in a compact footprint. With over 100 units fielded globally, GARC is proven in contested waters and optimized for rapid production, remote operations, and software-defined missions. Whether deployed as a solo asset or in swarms, GARC supports ISR, decoy, and interdiction roles with unmatched reliability.

Engineered to perform where endurance, adaptability, and precision are non-negotiable.

We stand as pioneers in the maritime industry, renowned for our expertise in advanced vessel builds of uncompromising quality and unmatched craftsmanship. Our team of skilled engineers, naval architects, and craftsmen work in harmony, employing cutting-edge technologies and innovative techniques to bring forth vessels that epitomize reliability, efficiency, and elegance. From high-performance uncrewed vessels to data-buoys, each project is meticulously tailored to our client's specific requirements, reflecting a seamless fusion of form and function. As an ISO-compliant organization, we adhere to stringent quality standards, ensuring that every vessel that leaves our docks is a testament to our commitment to excellence.

USVs

Our Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) uncrewed surface vessels are built for high-speed performance and reliable operation in demanding maritime environments. With thousands of operational hours and a production line capable of delivering 32 platforms per month, these craft combine proven durability with the scale and support needed for real-world deployment.

Marine Aircraft Design

BlackSea has developed preliminary designs for seaplanes and Wing-In-Ground effect vehicles, supporting manned and unmanned delivery of personnel, equipment, and sensors. We also developed an aircraft-deployable emergency life raft pod, engineered to AS9100 standards and fielded by Sikorsky for international rotary-wing applications.

Buoys

BlackSea has designed, constructed, and tested at-sea numerous buoys for military and commercial use. Buoy work includes buoys smaller than 0.5 meters for meteorological applications, high endurance buoys with onboard power generation, spar buoys up to 120 meters, and advanced buoys including low water plane area designs.

Tethered Parafoils

Our ram-air parafoil systems, including the TALONS platform, enable sensor and communication payloads to be elevated up to 1,500 feet from small or large vessels. These systems extend line-of-sight capabilities without the need for tall masts, and have been proven through repeated at-sea testing.

Aluminum Vessel Production

With inspiration from our headquarters, located at the Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland, BlackSea Technologies is one of the highest-quality aluminum vessel fabricating facilities in the United States. Our team brings decades of hands-on expertise in aluminum fabrication, with deep proficiency in both MIG and TIG welding techniques. Our state-of-the-art facilities, equipped with cutting-edge technology, allow us to produce aluminum vessels of exceptional quality, strength, and durability. From aerospace to commercial vessel construction, our diverse range of high-grade aluminum products caters to a wide spectrum of industries, delivering solutions that exceed expectations.

Autonomy

BlackSea employees are known for complex electric circuit board, wiring harness & embedded controls design. We can rapidly design and deliver a completely engineered production product manufactured with aerospace quality controls.

Hull, Electric and Machinery Control Systems

  • Electra-mechanical Vehicle Control Systems and Motion Compensated Platforms

  • Embedded Processors, Data Acquisition, Mechanical and Electrical Sensors

  • BlackSea designed and manufactured Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), which including the integration of the computers, communications, sensors, displays, & indicators, helm control, engine control, and radar.

Integrated Semi-Custom Power, Digital, and Analog Electronics

  • Instrumentation and Sensor Systems and Field Testing

  • Ethernet and Fiber Optic Communications

  • Autonomous and Unmanned Vehicle Navigation and Control

  • Modular Embedded Computers

  • AC and DC Power Conversion and Electric Power Transmission

  • Land and Sea Vehicle Electric Systems and Hybrid Electric Drives

On Navy vessels, BlackSea has designed and installed Watercraft Launch and Recover Systems which feature the computerized control of a Twin Boom Extensible Crane and Motion Compensated Hydraulic Crane.

Proof of Concept Designs and Rapid Prototyping

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • Field Testing and Field Test Support

BlackSea can provide data loggers, sensor, power equipment, instruments, cabling and control systems for deep-ocean seafloor applications.

Transitioning, Manufacturing, & Integration

MTBF Failure Rate Prediction, Maintenance Intervals and Procedures

  • Quality System for Full Design Qualification and Testing to Military, Aerospace, and other specifications

  • Subsystem Integration

  • Manufacturing Quality Control to AS9100 Standard

Over 750 Mil-Spec cables are manufactured at BlackSea. Our electromechanical flight deck safety system and shaft turning gear are used by the Navy’s Destroyer Class vessels.

Software

BlackSea Technologies extends its maritime engineering excellence into the realm of software development, focusing on robust, mission-critical applications that enhance the performance and interoperability of maritime systems. Key areas of expertise include:

Embedded Software Development

Designing and implementing real-time embedded systems tailored for maritime platforms, ensuring optimized performance, low-latency responsiveness, and mission reliability.

Integration with Third-Party Autonomy Software

Seamlessly incorporating autonomy frameworks and behaviors from external providers, enabling rapid deployment and customization for mission-specific use cases.

Command and Control (C2) System Integration

Integrating with existing C2 systems—whether government or commercial—to ensure full operational compatibility and a unified operational picture without duplicating core command infrastructure.

Payload Integration

Proven experience integrating EO/IR sensors, communications payloads, passive sensors, and specialized maritime packages, enabling multi-mission adaptability across platforms.

Adoption of Open Architecture

Leveraging open standards and modular software design to ensure future-proofing, system interoperability, and rapid integration of new components across diverse vendors and mission sets.

Launch and Recovery

The US Navy needed an unconventional launch and recovery system for 11-meter RHIBs, Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, and other organic assets on the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship. BlackSea Technologies successfully designed, built, installed, and exhaustively tested at-sea, an advanced and unprecedented launch and recovery system, the Twin Boom Extensible Crane (TBEC).

Taking autonomy a step further, BlackSea designed systems to launch and recover an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from an unmanned surface vessel (USV).

We recently developed a system to conduct at-sea refueling of USVs. This technology enables safe remote fueling of USVs in Sea state 3+ without spillage, and without a sailor aboard the USV. This also provides the ability to fuel USVs at the mission site, thus releasing the host platform to conduct independent missions.