Seasats unveils Quickfish USV

Seasats, a US-based USV developer, unveiled the Quickfish at a multi-day US Navy exercise off the California coast. The exercise demonstrated many of the Quickfish’s features, including top speeds over 35 knots, payload modularity, reliable performance, and intuitive autonomy interfaces.

In addition, the Quickfish boasts several features that are rare among interceptor USVs:
🔹 multi-week at-sea loiter endurance;
🔹 hidden aerial vehicle launch bay;
🔹 unique hull construction method for nearly toolless manufacturing.

A U.S. defense prime has already purchased a Quickfish to accelerate their maritime autonomy programs, and international partners in Australia, the Philippines, and Japan have signed agreements with Seasats for local manufacturing and distribution.

🎤 “Our customers love how Lightfish USVs provide them with multi-month sensing capabilities, but they still need to respond to potential threats with manned assets. Building the Quickfish to provide an intercept capability was a natural extension of the Lightfish mission,” said Mike Flanigan, Seasats CEO. “The biggest issues we heard from interceptor USV users are a lack of reliability and endurance. Those are two strength areas for Seasats, and we’re keen to build on that reputation with the Quickfish.”

📃📷 Source: Seasats