Revolutionary underwater swarming vehicles

The company claims that multiple SwarmDivers can function simultaneously as a single coordinated entity, be easily controlled via one operator on the surface, and perform dives on command to collect valuable intelligence. It is claimed to be the first micro hybrid USV / UUV and the first swarming USV / UUV commercially available in the industry.

Whitney Million, Aquabotix’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “This vehicle is a game-changer for both the industry and Aquabotix. Until today, there were simply no micro hybrid USV/UUV vehicles and no swarming unmanned vehicles with diving capabilities, commercially available in the industry. Aquabotix has changed that.

Maritime swarming is rapidly becoming an area of focus for naval forces globally, and SwarmDiver leads a revolution in underwater technologies. SwarmDiver advances amphibious warfare tactics as it is engineered to handle dynamic operational situations, including Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions and sophisticated, coordinated assaults through tracking, trailing and overwhelming targets.

In addition to defence and security applications, SwarmDiver can be deployed in research, harbour management and oceanography.”

A SwarmDiver unit weighs just 1.7kg at a length of 75cm, has vertical dive capability and operates either on the surface as a USV or as a UUV up to a 50 metre dive-depth.

It performs wireless data feedback upon surfacing, has multi-constellation GPS for +/-1m location accuracy and is described by Aquabotix as ‘low cost’.

By Jake Frith