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Modular unmanned surface vessel technology platform

TECHNOLOGY

Full open-ocean operations

ACUA’s modular unmanned surface vessel provides a scalable and persistent presence for distributed maritime operations, ocean data collection, and monitoring of critical national infrastructure.

USV PIONEER Mk2

ACUA Ocean’s Pioneer-class USV is built to provide reliable and persistent offshore capability. This platform is designed to operate effectively in inclement sea conditions that challenge or prohibit operations for many uncrewed vessels of a similar size and price.

USV PIONEER Mk2

ACUA Ocean’s Pioneer-class USV is built to provide reliable and persistent offshore capability. This platform is designed to operate effectively in inclement sea conditions that challenge or prohibit operations for many uncrewed vessels of a similar size and price.

USV MROS

Based on the success of USV PIONEER, the UK Department for Transport is sponsoring the development of the Multi-Role Offshore Support (MROS) vessel. This 43m SWATH with moonpool vessel is being designed under the same philosophy as for USV PIONEER, but shall have much greater speed capability, and a payload capacity of circa 80 tonnes.

COMING SOON

USV MROS

Based on the success of USV PIONEER, the UK Department for Transport is sponsoring the development of the Multi-Role Offshore Support (MROS) vessel. This 43m SWATH with moonpool vessel is being designed under the same philosophy as for USV PIONEER, but shall have much greater speed capability, and a payload capacity of circa 80 tonnes.

COMING SOON

USV MAELSTROM

Our 24m Maelstrom concept vessel design provides a stable long endurance platform for larger payloads and increased range and endurance.

COMING SOON
PAYLOAD INTEGRATION

PIONEER’s flexible and utilitarian ISO-dimension payload bay offers ultimate flexibility, versatility and maintainability of payloads.

PAYLOAD INTEGRATION

PIONEER’s flexible and utilitarian ISO-dimension payload bay offers ultimate flexibility, versatility and maintainability of payloads.

Modular USV with payload integration system
WEIGHT

Deployment of heavy payloads of up to 7 tonnes in up to 4m wave heights

PIONEER-CLASS USV SPECIFICATION

Designed for persistence, scalability and cost-efficiency, the Pioneer-Class USV offers a versatile unmanned surface vessel for high quality maritime data gathering

Persistence

Multi-week persistence and enhanced seakeeping performance versus a monohull vessel for improved data collection

SPACE

Large moonpool with 20-foot ISO mounts for modular sensors payloads for an array of task-specific systems and sensors

POWER

Up to 50kW continuous power for payload, third party systems and sensors (dependent on configuration)

Stability

The stable SWATH platform enables increased operational availability in higher sea states

Compliance

Cat 0 rated for full ocean operations. Designed to LR UMS Code and
MCA Workboat Code 3 certified

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PIONEER-CLASS USV SPECIFICATION

Designed for persistence, scalability and cost-efficiency, the Pioneer-Class USV offers a versatile unmanned surface vessel for high quality maritime data gathering

WEIGHT

Deployment of heavy payloads of up to 7 tonnes in up to 4m wave heights

SPACE

Large moonpool with 20-foot ISO mounts for modular sensors payloads for an array of task-specific systems and sensors

POWER

Up to 50kW continuous power for payload, third party systems and sensors (dependent on configuration)

Stability

The stable SWATH platform enables increased operational availability in higher sea states

Persistence

Multi-week persistence and enhanced seakeeping performance versus a monohull vessel for improved data collection

Compliance

Cat 0 rated for full ocean operations. Designed to LR UMS Code and
MCA Workboat Code 3 certified

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