Ghostworks Unveils MRLN
Today at the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College, we introduced MRLN, the Multirole Remote Logistics Node.
MRLN is not a vessel. It is the mission systems layer that deploys across our proprietary M-Hull and powercat hull forms, turning each vessel into a multirole platform. We developed it with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., whose decades of autonomy and sensor fusion work in remotely piloted aircraft now extend to the water, and Mercury Marine, whose drive-by-wire propulsion gives MRLN the endurance to transit contested and congested environments and to hold station in demanding conditions.
Command of the iron triangle
Speed, range, payload. For a generation, naval procurement has quietly accepted that you optimize one and sacrifice the others.
We designed our vessels to break that constraint. Minerva, our 40-foot carbon fiber M-Hull, carries 17,500 lbs at a cruise speed of 30 knots and handles sea state 4. It is the first M-Hull to carry MRLN, giving operators granular control over that tradeoff, mission to mission, whether delivering fuel to an isolated vessel, carrying a high-value load, or racing to conduct a rescue.
Five missions, one platform
MRLN-equipped vessels are designed to support:
ISR. Persistent, low-signature surveillance in contested littoral zones.
Logistics resupply. Delivery of materiel to forward-deployed forces.
Mine countermeasures. Detection and neutralization without placing crews at risk.
Communications relay. Extending network connectivity across dispersed operating areas.
Littoral combat support. Direct integration into combat operations in shallow, contested waters.
A human in the loop
MRLN pairs a modular, subsystem-agnostic architecture with proven payload capacity. A human operator retains situational awareness even as the vessel runs autonomously, and can take control at any time. Operators reconfigure mission profiles in the field, which gives commanders a platform that adapts to the fight instead of forcing the fight to adapt to the platform.
That freedom is the point.
Read the full release on PRNewswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ghostworks-unveils-mrln-the-multirole-remote-logistics-node-302824702.html