Mainstay provides a modular architecture through which autonomy, artificial intelligence, perception, command-and-control, and mission software can be integrated across BlackSea’s family of unmanned vessels.
“Mainstay gives our customers the ability to incorporate the best available technology without locking their fleets into a single software provider or fixed baseline,” said Mark Pushinsky, Director of Software Solutions at BlackSea Technologies. “Mythos AI’s MNAV has demonstrated mature autonomy in demanding maritime environments and is an ideal first partner for this architecture. Together, we are giving operators greater choice and a faster path for delivering new capabilities to the water.”
Rather than redesigning a vessel or rewriting its core systems each time a new capability becomes available, Mainstay allows approved partner technologies to be integrated through a common architecture. This approach is designed to reduce integration timelines and enable customers to adapt individual vessels or entire fleets for changing missions.
Mythos AI brings autonomous navigation capabilities proven across thousands of real-world miles, including International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea-compliant navigation, obstacle avoidance, mission planning, and multi-vessel command and control. Its technology supports operations in open water, coastal environments, and complex waterways with reduced operator workload.
“BlackSea understands that operational autonomy requires a reliable architecture that connects navigation, perception, vessel systems, and command and control across an operational fleet,” said Geoff Douglass, Mythos AI. “By integrating MNAV through Mainstay, we can place proven autonomy aboard scalable BlackSea platforms and deliver trusted capability to customers more rapidly.”
New autonomy, artificial intelligence, perception, and mission software capabilities are emerging faster than traditional acquisition and integration cycles can incorporate them. Mainstay is designed to help close that gap by enabling BlackSea and its customers to integrate the appropriate technologies as missions evolve, without rebuilding the underlying platform each time requirements change.
