Balaena and Kongsberg Maritime sign agreement to advance British-built Arctic Hunter naval capability

Strategic collaboration brings together British shipbuilding expertise and Norwegian maritime technology to support the Royal Navy’s future Hybrid Fleet.

British-owned shipbuilding and maritime engineering group Balaena has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian maritime technology leader Kongsberg Maritime at the company’s offices in Norway, strengthening their partnership to support the development and delivery of next-generation naval vessels.

The agreement builds on the companies’ established relationship and marks an important step in their collaboration on Kongsberg Maritime’s Arctic Hunter Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), a proposed solution for the Royal Navy’s emerging Type 92 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirement.

The Arctic Hunter USV combines Kongsberg Maritime’s proven commercial vessel designs with advanced remote and autonomous technologies, alongside specialist sonar and military communications capabilities from UK defence technology company Thales, to provide persistent submarine detection capability in the challenging conditions of the High North.

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