A very happy 2-Year Anniversary to us! Two years ago, Navy veterans Paul Lwin, CEO, and Joe Turner, COO, founded Havoc with a clear conviction: collaborative autonomy would define the future of defense. What began as two founders retrofitting small boats in local waters—long days, trial and error, sunburn included—has grown into an exceptional full-scale team spanning product, engineering, operations, business development, and beyond, backed by investors who believe in the mission. From our headquarters on the shores of Rhode Island to our office in the Hawaiian Islands—with locations in San Diego and Austin—we're deploying autonomous vessels coast to coast and expanding our capabilities across every domain. 24 months. Milestone after milestone. The foundation is set, the systems are scaling, and Havoc is moving at the speed of software—fast, iterative, and defining the pace of modern autonomy.
HavocAI
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Providence, RI 17,904 followers
Collaborative Autonomy for Maritime Operations
About us
HavocAI is revolutionizing maritime autonomy. Founded in 2024, HavocAI is bringing scalable maritime autonomy solutions and our ultra-low cost, high-rate production ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vessels) to the defense and commercial markets at the speed of relevance. HavocAI is poised to field thousands of autonomous multi-mission maritime assets in domains of pressing need, providing genuinely affordable mass efficiently and expeditiously.
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https://www.fight-tonight.com/
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- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Providence, RI
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2024
- Specialties
- autonomy, defense, maritime, BlueTech, defense tech, and maritime autonomy
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Providence, RI 02903, US
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Another incredible week on the water. Autonomous vessels deployed coast to coast—testing, sensing, learning. East Coast: Our first time putting a 3D-printed Rampage vessel on the water, operating in Rhode Island alongside Kaikoa 20s and Vipers, all running continuous mission profiles. West Coast: Rampages deployed in San Diego, operating autonomously in Pacific conditions. Havoc's software powers defense vessels in real operational environments. We're not in the lab. We're deployed. We're operational. Let's go.
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A Havoc Rampage vessel landed the cover of Polaris Tech Bridge’s Southern New England Defense and Dual-Use Technology Ecosystem Report—a clear nod to our place in the region's evolution. Southern New England has been the backbone of American undersea warfare for over a century—home to the Naval Undersea War Center, Electric Boat, the Naval War College, and the supply chain that built the submarine industrial base. That legacy is now powering the next generation of maritime autonomy. Rhode Island puts us where we need to be: on open water for daily testing, proximity to the infrastructure that defines naval power, and a community that gets it. Proud to be on the cover. Prouder to be a part of Rhode Island's defense technology sector. To learn more about the region and Havoc, read the full report—link in comments. #RhodeIsland #DefenseTech
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Our CEO Paul Lwin joined an important conversation today at AFCEA International #WEST2026, “The Future of Naval Warfighting through Interoperable Autonomous Systems,” highlighting what sets Havoc apart: we’re not reinventing the boat—we're enabling the industry with a software-first approach. Through rigorous daily testing, our systems have captured over 200 billion data points that enrich and refine our algorithms, resulting in a mature network that supports the life-saving missions we design for. Thank you to SAIC for inviting us to the panel. Excited for what’s ahead as we continue pushing the boundaries of all-domain asset technology.
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Autonomy in operations, extended fleet reach, and multi-domain maritime integration—Havoc CEO Paul Lwin joins the conversation alongside US Navy, United States Marine Corps, and industry leaders at this AFCEA International #WEST2026 panel discussion. 📍 Tuesday, Feb 10 | 9:45am PT Stop by the SAIC booth 913 after the panel. And big thanks to SAIC for the continued partnership.
Join us at AFCEA International's #WEST2026 for a panel discussion with US Navy, United States Marine Corps and industry leaders on: ⚓ Autonomous and hybrid technologies in action ⚓ Extending fleet reach beyond traditional platforms ⚓ Unified, multi-domain maritime operations ⚓ Improved awareness, resilience and decision-making Moderator: Barbara Supplee, SAIC EVP, Army Navy Business Group Panelists: Col Kevin J. Stepp USMC, RADM Brian Corey USN (Ret), Paul Lwin, HavocAI 📍 Tuesday, Feb 10 | 9:45 AM PT 💬 Visit Booth #913 after to discuss your specific challenges
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Use natural language to command Havoc's All-Domain Collaborative Autonomy. Havoc Orchestrator injects human intent through voice, text, or GUI by integrating a large language model (LLM) into Havoc's leading collaborative autonomy. What users express in natural language—via voice, text, or GUI—is translated into missions, teams, plays, and behaviors executed across autonomous assets. This is current capability, ready to fight tonight. Check out Havoc Orchestrator in action. #ASV #autonomy #maritimeautonomy #multidomain #defensetech #dualuse
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Come see us at MARSEC East this week! Discover why fleet-level, multi-domain collaborative autonomy is the answer for your persistent security needs. See you at booth 8. #ASV #autonomy #maritimeautonomy #multidomain #dualuse #defensetech
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Havoc autonomy on Tideman Marine's 19' Viper ASV pairs the most sophisticated collaborative autonomy with advanced, rapid, scalable construction. Our partnership adds immediate and superior operational maritime capability that really bends the cost curve. Havoc's theater-level autonomy, connected to the Joint data backbone, makes the vision of a multi-domain, global, autonomous force a reality. Today. Tideman's innovative High-Density Polyethylene hulls add durability, scalability, and affordable mass with the Viper, which ships in single a 20' container. Both technologies are already deployed globally with the DoW. Bringing them together is a win for the warfighter. Havoc can make any platform that meets the customer's needs into part of an autonomous fleet. It's the business model that makes the most sense. Instead of taking years to build redundant vessels, we put the best autonomy on the best platforms. The result is best-in-the-world capability that can deploy today, and be ready to fight tonight. "We are open to doing this for anyone, even if competitors need our [collaborative autonomy] software, we will integrate," Havoc CEO Paul Lwin said. Read the exclusive in Tectonic, or check out the press release. Both links in comments. #ASV #autonomy #maritimeautonomy #multidomain #defensetech #dualuse
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We're proud to be a Rhode Island company! On Friday, we had the honor of hosting Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, and Ocean Tech Hub Director Ashley Medeiros to tour our Providence HQ and primary production facility. Home to a growing list of innovative national defense companies, Rhode Island is quickly becoming the Silicon Valley for advanced maritime technology. A huge thanks to the Governor and his team for supporting companies like Havoc! #bluetech #maritimeautonomy #defensetech #ASV #OceanState
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"HavocAI and Hanwha are changing the dynamics of autonomy - from individual to collaborative, across multiple moving things, with and without human participation." Sabbir Rangwala's profile of Havoc in Forbes talks about what Havoc does best: autonomy that enables multi-domain platforms to operate as a team to execute complex missions. It's not traveling between waypoints or other single-agent autonomy. It's not robotic systems that wait for human input before every action. It's autonomous problem solving across an entire array based on intuitive injection of human intent. More than a year of performance in global operations and exercises, more than 20,000 hours of testing our autonomy, and partnerships like Hanwha Defense USA, Inc. combine to create the most mature, sophisticated, and complete global mission capability available anywhere. Read the full article at the link in comments. #ASV #autonomy #defensetech #dualuse #MDO #shipbuilding #maritimeautonomy
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