WASHINGTON

US Navy Secretary John Phelan announced a $448 million strategic investment Tuesday in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy technologies across the industrial base.

“This investment provides the resources our shipbuilders, shipyards and suppliers need to modernize their operations and succeed in meeting our nation's defense requirements,” Phelan said.

“By enabling industry to adopt AI and autonomy tools at scale, we're helping the shipbuilding industry improve schedules, increase capacity and reduce costs. This is about doing business smarter and building the industrial capability our Navy and nation require," he added.

The initiative will be overseen by the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program in partnership with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

Ship OS will consolidate data from disparate enterprise systems, legacy databases and operational sources to identify production bottlenecks, streamline engineering workflows and support early risk detection.