DriX H-8

DriX H-8 is Exail's medium-range autonomous surface vessel for hydrographic survey and offshore data collection. The carbon/Kevlar monohull carries a sensor gondola and supports supervised autonomous missions over multi-day deployments.

Facts

  • Company: Exail
  • Type: Medium Uncrewed Surface Vessel
  • Positioning: Multi-day autonomous survey vessel
  • Function: Carries hydrographic and environmental payloads for supervised offshore survey missions
  • Audience: Hydrographic survey teams, offshore operators and marine researchers
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.exail.com/product/drix-h8-medium-range-usv

Specifications

  • Length M: 7.71 m
  • Beam M: 0.824 m
  • Draft M: 2 m
  • Displacement T: 1.4 t
  • Mass Kg: 1380 kg
  • Engine Power Hp: 38 hp
  • Fuel Capacity L: 250 L
  • Max Speed Knots: 14 kn

Market context

Hydrographic survey teams, offshore operators and marine researchers

  • Peer Group: Autonomous Surface Vessel, Remote Survey USV, Autonomous surface vehicle, Hydrographic survey USV, Marine Autonomy System, Maritime USV
  • Workflow: Marine data collection
  • Market Signal: Supply-chain enabler

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Operations

  • Ordered Usv Count - five DriX H-8 USVs - 2025-06-30 - European defense customer - surface-vessel ISR - Exail won a European defense contract to supply five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vessels for ISR missions. - source: exail.com

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