Australia to invest in additional naval USVs

The USVs will be powered by solar, wind and wave energy, thus enabling long-endurance operations while maintaining an acoustically quiet environment for improved underwater surveillance.

The design will allow each craft to operate across Australia's maritime domain while carrying sophisticated payloads, providing continuous low-observable surface and subsurface ISR capability.

The USVs will be capable of working in a teamed environment with other undersea and surface assets, creating an interoperable suite of capabilities for an integrated force.