Persistent USVs are seen by Defence as strategic force multipliers
Bluebottles have more power, payload and performance making them the superior persistent USV for defence
Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Silent
- “Reel in keel“ winch
- 50W average / kW bursts
- Active & passive arrays
- Depth via speed & winch
- Speed to resolve L-R ambiguity
- Network & collaborate with other Bluebottles & other assets
Electronic Warfare
- 6m mast above sea level
- Communications and Radar
- Combine with other sensors
- Electronic Support Measures (ESM) platform
Gateway Communications
- 6m mast above sea level
- Combine with other sensors
- Cross-domain communications and data exchange system
Multiple sensors
- More power, payload and performance
- Network with other Bluebottles and assets
- Allows multiple sensors on the same platform
Mine Counter Measures
- Manage fleets of underwater assets
- Intelligent path planning and manoeuvring systems
- Remain safely in proximity while exchanging high-volume data
Other
- Intrinsic low-observability
- 2 per 20' shipping container
- 5-6 m aft communications mast
- Silent when not communicating
- LARS from boat ramp or jetty/deck crane
