Nordic USV expands autonomous vessel fleet

The vessels, named USV Kuling and USV Storm, will join the pioneering USV Bris to scale up autonomous survey operations and marine monitoring along Norway’s coastline.

“USV Bris has proven the value of remote operations, demonstrating long-range autonomous performance with zero field personnel,” said HydroSurv in a statement.

Proven expertise

In a pioneering demonstration of remote autonomy, USV Bris recently completed a 320 km mission in 41 hours for Aqua Kompetanse AS, sailing between Ranfjorden and Velfjorden to map hydrographic conditions with no field personnel on site.

Nordic USV said that its new vessels will strengthen the use of uncrewed surface vessels for sustainable, high-endurance marine survey missions in challenging coastal and fjord environments.

Once deployed, the expanded fleet will meet increasing demand for autonomous vessels in marine survey, bathymetric mapping and deepwater profiling.

Each REAV-47 platform features 72-hour hybrid-electric endurance and integrated payload systems, enabling scalable, low-emission survey operations.

The collaboration between HydroSurv and Nordic USV highlights a shared commitment to advancing uncrewed surface vessels for next-generation marine monitoring and sustainable ocean science.

HydroSurv has already started on-water trials for USV Kuling, while USV Storm is in its final production stages.