ACUA Ocean

Deploying autonomous surface ships (USVs) for dual-use open ocean monitoring and protection.

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[TheBeagle @BeaglePlymouth]

Meet 'The Pioneer' - the unmanned sea vessel setting the pace for European marine innovation, from Turnchapel in Plymouth
@ACUAOcean

https://t.co/2VePsTzjig

[ACUA Ocean @ACUAOcean]

ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR recently partnered on a UKDI funded programme which saw Teledyne FLIR’s SkyCarrier™ UAS platform autonomously launch a SkyRanger® R70 drone, operated remotely from ACUA Ocean’s USV Pioneer — the UK’s first Lloyd’s Register-certified remotely operated uncrewed vessel to deliver a persistent, long-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform for Royal Navy and wider UK defence customers.

[C4Defence @C4Defence]

Drone Artık Bataryasız Uçuyor
A Drone That Never Needs to Land

Pioneer USV, SkyRanger R70'i özel bir kabloyla besleyerek Kraliyet Donanması için haftalarca kesintisiz gözetleme yapabiliyor. Bu bir ilk.

Detaylar 👇

🇹🇷 https://t.co/dTrwxJSLAZ

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Pioneer USV keeps the SkyRanger R70 airborne via a dedicated tether cable, giving the Royal Navy weeks of uninterrupted surveillance. A first for naval aviation.

Details 👇

🇬🇧 https://t.co/QRTv7YyCQx

#SavunmaSanayii #RoyalNavy #USV @ACUAOcean

[Ocean Science & Technology @OceanSciTec]

A UKDI-funded demonstration pairs Teledyne FLIR’s tethered drone with ACUA Ocean’s uncrewed vessel to deliver persistent maritime surveillance.
Read more:
https://t.co/dwZxOAEqXN
@ACUAOcean

[ACUA Ocean @ACUAOcean]

Kráľovské námorníctvo testuje robotický čln s vlastným dronom. Posádku nepotrebuje

https://t.co/JK1NAZWA0k

[Valhalla @ELMObrokenWings]

ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR Defense completed a UKDI-funded demonstration pairing the SkyCarrier drone launch system with the USV Pioneer for the UK MOD.
In January 2026, USV Pioneer maintained stability in 4.25-m waves, cutting roll by 60 percent compared to monohull vessels.

[Drone Wars @Drone_Wars_]

ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR Defense completed a UK MOD demonstration pairing the SkyCarrier drone launch system with the Pioneer USV. The system autonomously launched and recovered a tethered SkyRanger R70 drone from the unmanned vessel. #ACUAOcean #TeledyneFLIR #USV #UAV

[fujihide @hfujikawa77]

海のC-UASも、USVを外側の防空レイヤーに使う発想が出てきた。
Babcock、ACUA、Frankenburgが、無人艇に低コスト迎撃ミサイルとランチャーを載せ、艦船・港湾・重要インフラを守る構想。
空のドローン対策に、海の無人機をぶつける。防空もだいぶ分散型になっている。

https://t.co/NsWj4aJWKw

[Marine Technology Reporter @MarineTechno]

ACUA Ocean, Teledyne FLIR Defense Complete UAS, USV Demonstrations https://t.co/aGDJ5RtWjU

[Founders Factory @foundersfactory]

ACUA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies to explore integrating low-cost precision missiles onto uncrewed surface vessels, creating persistent, affordable counter-drone capability for the maritime domain.

The agreement brings together Babcock's multi-domain launcher system, Frankenburg's mass-manufacturable interceptor missiles, and ACUA's Pioneer-class uncrewed surface vessels.

The Pioneer recently operated 16 to 20 nautical miles offshore for more than 100 hours without hands-on intervention. This kind of seakeeping stability makes the concept viable in the rough weather conditions where conventional systems fail.

This partnership could see persistent armed pickets holding station offshore in sea states that normally defeat traditional platforms. The vehicles can be used to protect ships, ports and critical maritime infrastructure against mass drone attacks, closer to the cost of drones themselves.

This crossover of ocean technology serves conservation and sovereignty simultaneously, showing that when you build for the hardest environments at sea, the applications compound.

Congratulations to Neil Tinmouth and the ACUA team.

Read the full feature in UK Defence Journal: https://t.co/NQaJGZnoIs

#Maritime #DefenceTech #Partnership

[ACUA Ocean @ACUAOcean]

Offshore operations don’t happen on glassy lake conditions in 1m swells. They require persistence, reliability and stability - vessels that can be fully operational and not just survive in higher sea states.

USV Pioneer is the only uncrewed surface vessel to achieve MCA Workboat Code 3 certification - validating its design, redundancy and capability.

#oceantech #defencetech

[Cyberpunk Gaming In The Dystopian Future @CyberpunkTTRPG]

Frankenburg Technologies Partnered Up With UK's Babcock International To Create Counter Drone Defense Systems #AntiDrone #DroneWarfare #MaritimeCounterDroneDefense #Cyberpunk #TTRPG #RPG

https://t.co/HxEu9x4c3u

[Drone Wars @Drone_Wars_]

UK companies Babcock and ACUA Ocean Technologies, together with Estonia’s Frankenburg Technologies, are developing a maritime counter-drone system combining unmanned surface vessels, modular launchers, and precision-guided interceptor missiles.

#UK #Estonia #USV #CounterDrone

[UK Defence Journal @UKDefJournal]

ACUA Ocean and Teledyne FLIR Defense have completed two days of demonstrations to the UK Ministry of Defence and offshore industry partners, showing an integrated tethered uncrewed aerial system operating from an uncrewed surface vessel.
https://t.co/HQ6mpSr8zw

[Naval News @navalnewscom]

Babcock partners with ACUA Ocean Technologies and Frankenburg on maritime counter-drone air defence systems
https://t.co/mxlJsuQSpG

[The Defence Blog @Defence_blog]

A robotic boat has launched its own drone at sea, with no crew on either vehicle. The UK-funded system could give the Royal Navy weeks of ocean surveillance without putting a single sailor at risk.

https://t.co/ZDbDnBMAQP

[Counter Unmanned Systems @CUAS_NEWS]

🇪🇪 Frankenburg Technologies (@FrankenburgTech) has partnered with 🇬🇧 UK's Babcock International (@Babcockplc) and ACUA Ocean (@ACUAOcean) to provide maritime CUAS solutions.

"Now with ACUA Ocean on board, the parties will bring together three distinct elements: Babcock’s multi-domain launcher system with Frankenburg’s low-cost, precision-guided missile systems, integrated into ACUA Ocean’s uncrewed surface vessels (USV).

Babcock’s launcher system can be fitted onto both crewed and uncrewed surface vessels, built at pace and scaled quickly. In June ACUA Ocean’s PIONEER USV recently operated continuously for 16–20 nautical miles offshore, completing more than 100 hours at sea without any hands-on intervention."

Learn more >> https://t.co/sv9AHhVjNJ

[ACUA Ocean @ACUAOcean]

@ZanxorT @NavyLookout @MtarfaL The CONOPS depends on the mission requirements but includes deployment of layer pickets.

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

Latest news article:

Babcock and partners unveil concept for low cost USV-based maritime air defence

https://t.co/nvlBnFrOb7

[CPM Defence Network @cpmDEFENCENTWRK]

#Drohnenabwehrboot: Mit @ACUAOcean, #Babcock und @FrankenburgTech haben sich drei Unternehmen zusammengefunden, die ihre jeweiligen Fähigkeiten gezielt zu einem kostengünstigen Luftverteidigungssystem für den maritimen Einsatz zusammenbringen.

https://t.co/JyAJzV5mx8