VENUS USV

VENUS USV is modular multi-mission usv for execute security, safety and survey missions.

Facts

  • Company: ST Engineering
  • Type: Modular Multi Mission Usv
  • Positioning: Autonomous maritime mission platform
  • Function: Execute security, safety and survey missions
  • Audience: Navies, maritime authorities and public-safety teams
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.stengg.com/en/defence/sea/unmanned-solutions/venus-unmanned-surface-vessel

About

About VENUS USV

VENUS USV is ST Engineering's modular unmanned surface-vessel platform for mine countermeasures, maritime security and public-safety missions. Mission modules can configure the vessel for policing, firefighting, search and rescue, underwater survey or inspection, with control stations and a cyber-secured datalink supporting the wider system.

Radar and optical trackers feed a multi-sensor perception suite for obstacle detection in congested water. VENUS supports autonomous waypoint navigation, dynamic positioning, manned-unmanned teaming, screening and blocking. A portable remote-control unit also supports remote operation, autonomous slip-off and berthing around ports and other high-traffic maritime environments.

Specifications

  • Supported Workflows: Mine countermeasures, maritime security, policing, firefighting, search and rescue, underwater survey and inspection
  • Autonomy: Autonomous waypoint navigation, dynamic positioning and collision avoidance
  • Operating Modes: Autonomous, remote control and manned-unmanned teaming
  • Perception: Radar and optical trackers, multi-sensor fusion and navigation charts
  • System Components: Operation Control Stations, cyber-secured datalink, USVs and mission payloads

Market context

Navies, maritime authorities and public-safety teams

  • Peer Group: Autonomous Surface Vessel, Ocean Monitoring System
  • Workflow: Robot perception
  • Capability: Autonomous navigation

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