Kongsberg has successfully completed acceptance testing and delivered the first HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to the US navy, just one year after being awarded a 24-month contract by the Defense Innovation Unit 

Final testing of the AUV – which promises to enhance the navy’s undersea capabilities – took place earlier this year in Norway.

The AUV features full ocean depth capability, over 70 hours of endurance and a navigational accuracy of <0.04% of distance travelled, and multiple mapping and imaging sensors.