SEA & ACUA Ocean Partner for Advanced Sonar on Uncrewed Vessels
SEA and ACUA Ocean have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore deploying advanced sonar systems aboard long-endurance uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). The partnership aims to enhance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, while reducing reliance on large crewed assets.
The agreement sets out a framework to co-develop mission concepts, identify defence and commercial opportunities, and showcase the combined technology to international customers. SEA will provide acoustic sensor expertise and technical support for integration, while ACUA Ocean brings its experience in ocean-going unmanned platforms. The planned capability is described as modular, scalable, and cost-effective. Neil Tinmouth, Chief Executive Officer at ACUA Ocean, stated that combining their unmanned surface vessels with SEA's leading ASW/ISR technology will deliver an autonomous solution that complements and extends existing platforms' operational benefits.
SEA's KraitSense towed array sonar will be evaluated for integration with ACUA Ocean's autonomous platforms. Richard Flitton, Managing Director of SEA, stated that uncrewed vessels hosting KraitSense payloads will bring powerful complimentary capabilities to ASW and ISR operations. The companies aim to unlock new operational concepts for persistent wide-area sensing and undersea situational awareness.
Through this partnership, SEA and ACUA Ocean aim to strengthen naval forces' ability to detect and track submarines, while reducing reliance on large crewed assets. The combined technology is expected to deliver autonomous solutions that complement and extend existing platforms' operational benefits. The companies are committed to exploring new operational concepts for persistent wide-area sensing and undersea situational awareness.
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