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HUGIN Superior AUV completes acceptance test for the U.S. Navy
Published on 24/02/2025
By Naval News Staff
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Hugin Superior AUV completes acceptance test for the U.S. Navy
HUGIN Superior AUV (Credit: Kongsberg)
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The HUGIN Superior AUV system has successfully completed acceptance
testing conducted by the Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Navy.
Kongsberg press release
Only one year after being awarded a 24-month frame contract for Large
Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUV) by the Defense Innovation
Unit (DIU), KONGSBERG completed acceptance testing and delivery of the
first HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for this customer.
A valuable asset for the U.S. Navy
This final testing was completed at the beginning of the year in Norway.
The vehicle will now go on to provide real-world operational relevance
and enhance the undersea capabilities of the U.S. Navy.
Impressed by the pace
The completion of this effort is a testament to DIU’s commitment to fulfilling its mission of accelerating the adoption of commercial
technology for national security. In the last year, the DIU team
performed a rigorous technology assessment which culminated in the order
and delivery of a highly capable HUGIN AUV system in a short time.
“KONGSBERG is excited to be expanding our relationship with the U.S.
Navy and provide the cutting-edge capabilities that come standard with
our HUGIN Superior AUV system. We applaud the DIU team for enabling this transfer of capability to the warfighter at an accelerated pace and look forward to valuable operator feedback and continued partnership to
further evolve our product line.”
Rich Patterson, Vice President of Sales, Uncrewed Platforms Division
A cutting-edge tech for underwater
KONGSBERG’s HUGIN Superior is a proven AUV system that has been in
active use by both commercial and military customers since 2019. It
provides immediate operational capability for Subsea and Seabed Warfare
(SSW), Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPoE),
Mine Countermeasures (MCM), and inspection of critical undersea
infrastructure at delivery with no required modifications. With full
ocean depth design, an endurance of over 70 hours, a navigational
accuracy of <0.04% of distance travelled, and multiple mapping and
imaging sensors, it leads the large AUV market in reliability and
capability.
KONGSBERG has an extensive history of developing AUVs. From the first
HUGIN dive in 1993 to the record-breaking multi-week mission of HUGIN
Endurance last summer, HUGIN continues to be the gold standard of AUVs
on the market. HUGIN is tightly integrated with KONGSBERG acoustic
sensors, autonomy, navigation, and battery technology resulting in a
finely tuned system that produces the highest quality data.
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