Nordic USV to acquire two more HydroSurv’s USVs

Following the successful deployment of USV Bris, HydroSurv announced the build and phased delivery of two additional REAV‑47 hybrid uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to Nordic USV in Norway. The expansion will see USV Kuling and USV Storm join the fleet to scale up autonomous survey operations along Norway’s coastline.

The first REAV-47 USV Bris was deployed to Mo i Rana in northern Norway and has been operated entirely remotely from Nordic USV’s control centre in Bergen which is 786 km from Nordic USV’s Bergen HQ. In a pioneering demonstration of remote autonomy, USV Bris recently completed a 320 km mission in 41 hours for Aqua Kompetanse AS, sailing between Ranfjorden and Velfjorden to map hydrographic conditions with no field personnel on site. The vessel continues to support complex environmental and coastal monitoring missions with high-endurance, low-emission performance.

Building on the success of USV Bris, HydroSurv has commenced on-water trials for USV Kuling, the second REAV‑47 in the fleet. Once complete, the vessel will be transported to Bergen, Norway. The third platform, USV Storm, is now in final production stages and will follow in delivery shortly thereafter. The expanded fleet will allow Nordic USV to respond to growing demand for sustainable, scalable survey operations throughout Norway’s coastal and fjord systems.

All vessels are based on HydroSurv’s commercial-duty REAV-47 platform, featuring a 72-hour hybrid-electric endurance capability and fully integrated payload systems for deepwater profiling, bathymetric mapping and remote operations.

📃📸 Source: Nordic USV