Ukraine’s Uforce has unveiled the MV11, a large ocean-going unmanned surface vessel in its MAGURA family, during Ukraine’s Independence Day unmanned systems parade on the Dnipro River.
The MV11 is designed as a logistic carrier and it has a payload capacity of up to 2,200 kg. It can remain at sea for as long as seven days and has a maximum speed of 78 km/h.
The company claims that the MAGURA family of drones has already destroyed at least twelve Russian ships in the Black Sea, a feat performed by their weaponized sea drones. The company is noticeably proud about their production capabilities.
The MV11 is the largest USV on record and it can carried other drones — think of it as a mothership — or equipment and fuel. It is also designed for reconnaissance and surveillance given the right camera package.
Ukraine’s smaller MAGURA systems have shown how relatively cheap unmanned vessels can threaten conventional warships and force changes in naval operations. Instead of operating as a single unmanned vessel with a single mission, it could serve as a mobile offshore base for a group of autonomous systems. A large USV could carry smaller surface craft, aerial drones, sensors, supplies, or other mission equipment into areas that would otherwise require a crewed ship.
The company recently raised $50 million with a valuation of $1 billion, making it Ukraine’s first defence tech unicorn. The company has already deployed equipment extensively to Ukraine’s forces across multiple campaigns and is already profitable on bookings that it says are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, growing 450% in 2025.
