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Vantage-class Optionally Crewed Surface Vessel
Autonomy-ready optionally crewed surface vessel class in 25 m and 55 m variants, operable by crew, remotely or autonomously, with containerised payloads and GPS-denied navigation.
Description
Vantage is Austal's optionally crewed surface vessel class, developed as an autonomy-ready platform to extend long-range presence and awareness and enhance existing crewed assets without associated personnel pressures.
Key features
- 25 m and 55 m variants
- Operation by crew, remotely from ship or shore, or fully autonomously
- Inertial navigation systems for GPS-denied environments
- Flexible payloads through standard containerised interfaces
- Designed to integrate into naval command, systems and sustainment from day one
- AROS Platform Controller provides the navigational and engineering systems interface; AROS Console supports crewed-uncrewed teaming
Applications
- Vantage 25: scalable, affordable distributed presence with low resource demand
- Vantage 55: persistent awareness and distributed lethality
Specifications
| Variants | 25 m and 55 m |
|---|---|
| Operating modes | Crewed, remote, autonomous |
| Navigation | Inertial navigation for GPS-denied environments |
| Payload interface | Standard containerised |
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