Thales and Kongsberg Maritime have joined forces to offer an anti-submarine warfare solution for the Royal Navy's future Type 92 uncrewed surface vessel, built around Kongsberg's Arctic Hunter, EDR reported.

Thales will bring underwater sensing, including the sonar used on the Royal Navy's Type 23 and Type 26 frigates, acoustic modelling, tactical planning and secure communications, with AI tools from its cortAix accelerator. Kongsberg Maritime will contribute the Arctic Hunter as the autonomous platform, to be built in the UK.

Thales UK chief executive Phil Siveter said the future Hybrid Navy will depend on how well its platforms are connected and how quickly they turn shared information into an advantage.

Source: European Defence Review

Also reported by Shephard, Naval Technology and Infodefensa

Background

Thales

Organization

French aerospace and defence group that specialises in electronics.

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Kongsberg Maritime

Maritime technology company

A Norwegian company that unveiled the Arctic Hunter uncrewed surface vessel in Oslo.

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Thales UK

Defence company

The company that would supply sonar for Arctic Hunter.