MANTAS T8

MARTAC's MANTAS T8 is a compact uncrewed surface vessel in the company's autonomous USV family, designed for maritime missions and fleet operations.

Facts

  • Company: MARTAC
  • Type: Autonomous Surface Vessel
  • Positioning: MANTAS T8
  • Function: Distributed maritime missions
  • Audience: Naval and survey teams
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://martacsystems.com/martac-and-sealartec-introduce-fully-autonomous-launch-and-recovery-system-for-usv/

About

About MANTAS T8

MANTAS T8 is MARTAC's 2.5 m compact uncrewed surface vessel for distributed maritime sensing, survey, inspection and communications missions. The electric craft can operate independently or as a smaller node alongside larger MANTAS and Devil Ray vessels, giving operators a deployable platform for missions that benefit from multiple autonomous vehicles.

MARTAC and Sealartec integrated T8 with an autonomous launch-and-recovery system carried by a Devil Ray T38. During the published demonstration, the larger vessel deployed and recovered the T8 without personnel handling the small craft in the water, with the system designed for operation through sea state four. The arrangement supports nested missions in which the T38 transports smaller vehicles before releasing them near the operating area.

Specifications

  • Length: 2.5 m
  • Vehicle Class: Compact electric uncrewed surface vessel
  • Mission Profile: Maritime surveillance, survey, inspection and communications relay
  • Operating Environment: Autonomous launch and recovery designed through sea state four
  • Operating Modes: Independent operation or nested deployment from Devil Ray T38 using ALARS

Market context

Naval and survey teams

  • Peer Group: Autonomous Surface Vessel, Marine Autonomy System, Maritime USV
  • Workflow: Marine data collection
  • M75 - OceanAlpha - Usv

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Timeline

  • MARTAC demonstrates autonomous MANTAS T8 launch and recovery - 2025-02-24 - Demonstration - The carrier configuration handled the exact 2.5 m MANTAS T8 without personnel entering the water to launch or recover it. The add-on system used local positioning and a configurable cradle integrated with the Devil Ray vessel… - source: martacsystems.com

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