ACUA Ocean Equipment
USV PIONEER
14-metre, 28-tonne aluminium SWATH uncrewed surface vessel carrying modular payloads of up to 7 tonnes in up to 4m wave heights; MCA Workboat Code 3 certified.
Description
Pioneer is a 14-metre, 28-tonne aluminium uncrewed surface vessel with a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) form for stability in high sea states. A hybrid powertrain provides multi-week endurance, and a large moonpool accepts 10- and 20-foot ISO container footprints for modular payloads such as towed arrays, ROVs, AUV launch and recovery, UAS and sonar floats. Pioneer is Cat 0 rated, designed to the LR UMS Code and was the first unmanned vessel certified under MCA Workboat Code 3.
Key features
- Payload of up to 7 tonnes in up to 4m wave heights; up to 50kW continuous payload power
- Range exceeding 5,500 nautical miles; optimum cruise speed 4.5 knots, 8-knot sprint
- Twin Azipod drives and bow thrusters for precise station keeping
- Operated via FleetMind from a Remote Operations Centre over SATCOM and 4G
- Open-architecture CAN-based control system supporting autonomous operation and dynamic positioning
Applications
Seabed and asset integrity surveys, environmental and infrastructure monitoring, maritime ISR, communications relay and anti-submarine warfare.
Specifications
| Length | 14-metre |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 28-tonne |
| Hull | aluminium SWATH |
| Payload | up to 7 tonnes in up to 4m wave heights |
| Payload power | Up to 50kW continuous |
| Range | exceeding 5,500 nautical miles |
| Cruise speed | 4.5 knots |
| Sprint speed | 8 knots |
| Propulsion | Twin Azipod drives and bow thrusters |
| Compliance | Cat 0; LR UMS Code; MCA Workboat Code 3 |
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