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US Bayonet Quest 26 exercise integrates Ukrainian Magura V7 combat USVs alongside Saronic Corsair

Published 20 October 2026

The US Army’s Bayonet Quest 26 exercise tested a Mk VI patrol boat operating in concert with Saronic Corsair USVs and Ukrainian Magura V7 unmanned surface vehicles — fielded under a different designation for the exercise — in Philippine waters. The trial evaluates human–unmanned teaming in littoral operations. It marks the first known integration of the Ukrainian combat USV design into a US military exercise, suggesting battlefield-proven Black Sea USV concepts are being directly evaluated for US joint-force adoption.

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