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    They are displaying it at the big Seawork exhibition this week..



  • #2
    Originally posted by Rocinante View Post
    http://www.xocean.com/dl/Xocean_Brochure_OI18.pdf

    They are displaying it at the big Seawork exhibition this week..


    Not sure of it's use as a mobile unit in an open ocean. It seems to be designed to be observational similar to Ocean data buoys that are normally deployed in specific sea areas without movement. It's a gadget looking for a job.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by ancientmariner View Post
      Not sure of it's use as a mobile unit in an open ocean. It seems to be designed to be observational similar to Ocean data buoys that are normally deployed in specific sea areas without movement. It's a gadget looking for a job.
      Well the brochure talks about normal operating speed and a 1500Nm endurance...so it seems they expect it to move somewhat.

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      • #4
        Mmm.... first thing that stood out for me looking at that brochure pic was the EMO buttons
        A strong wave splashes on that, it's button pushed and lights out for this gadget !
        "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Truck Driver View Post
          Mmm.... first thing that stood out for me looking at that brochure pic was the EMO buttons
          A strong wave splashes on that, it's button pushed and lights out for this gadget !
          Also Iridium Pilot which is a Copyright Company name have charges per time/data used, as the avenue used is a satellite phone line. Mil. Ops. usually don't pay third parties for combat circuits.

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          • #6
            Link it up with a sonar and ….

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            • #7
              XOcean has opened a Technical Centre for Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) in Ireland.


              The USV centre near Carlingford, Co. Louth, will employ 300 staff and serve international customers using autonomous and remotely operated boats monitoring offshore wind farms.

              XOcean is using USV marine robotics designed and manufactured by the company in Ireland with the Technical Centre as an operational hub for the company’s growing fleet of USVs.

              The company has doubled its headcount to over 200 over the past 12 months and plans to grow it further to 500 over the next two years, recruiting engineers, technicians, field operatives, data analysts, qualified mariners, geophysicists and project managers.
              https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/xoce...re-in-ireland/

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              • #8
                Originally posted by DeV View Post
                Link it up with a sonar and ….
                Not just a sonar, anyone watching the Ukraine now knows what a USV can be capable of. Pack some HE in it and it becomes a suicide drone. We will see more use of drones, if it is for surveillance or attack.

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                • #9
                  Not xocean’s but RNZN are experimenting

                  The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will soon take delivery of a 6.8-metre renewable-powered Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to trial on a short-term lease.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by DeV View Post
                    Not xocean’s but RNZN are experimenting

                    https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre...owered-vessel/
                    The RAN are also trialing larger vessels with this decommissioned 57m Armidale Class patrol vessel.

                    Austal Australia will begin planning, modification, and test and evaluation of autonomous and remotely operated systems for RAN.


                    The RAN use just four of their 14 Armidales with ten decommissioned. One of the main reasons for their early withdrawl from service was due to their poor habitability and thus their LOTE was cancelled. There has been some speculation that they could be recommissioned in the future as those "human factors" would no longer preclude them from serving a useful service as an autonomous surveillance platform. Moreover the trial could inform an autonomous version of the recent 42m Guardian Class.

                    If it works for Armidales and Guardians, then it could be a future option for 55m metre IPV's?
                    Last edited by Anzac; 15 February 2024, 12:18.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Anzac View Post

                      The RAN are also trialing larger vessels with this decommissioned 57m Armidale Class patrol vessel.

                      Austal Australia will begin planning, modification, and test and evaluation of autonomous and remotely operated systems for RAN.


                      The RAN use just four of their 14 Armidales with ten decommissioned. One of the main reasons for their early withdrawl from service was due to their poor habitability and thus their LOTE was cancelled. There has been some speculation that they could be recommissioned in the future as those "human factors" would no longer preclude them from serving a useful service as an autonomous surveillance platform. Moreover the trial could inform an autonomous version of the recent 42m Guardian Class.

                      If it works for Armidales and Guardians, then it could be a future option for 55m metre IPV's?
                      Was there not also issues with structural cracking on the Amidales?

                      It is interesting that one of the reasons given by the US Army for the cancellation of the FARA was that experience in Ukraine had shown that manned platforms for surveillance not longer made sense. Coupled with the Ukrainian use of USV drone to attack the Russian Black Sea fleet it should be no wonder that many missions for patrol vessels will be operated autonomously.. The limit will probably be more about what functions need humans, thinks like boarding other vessels etc.

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                      • #12
                        I could be mistaken but though I saw something about a trial of using XV PATRICK BLACKET as a USV ?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
                          Was there not also issues with structural cracking on the Amidales?
                          Yes that was one of the other reasons. The RAN decided that a $7 million LOTE to remedy such faults was better spent on further new build Cape Class vessels.

                          Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
                          Coupled with the Ukrainian use of USV drone to attack the Russian Black Sea fleet it should be no wonder that many missions for patrol vessels will be operated autonomously.. The limit will probably be more about what functions need humans, thinks like boarding other vessels etc.
                          It is also extending to unmanned autonomous expeditionary cargo vessels like the USN are also trialing.

                          With satellite based surveillance, small USV's and overhead UAV's the employment of the traditional OPV conducting constabulary taskings are changing. Instead of building a large fleet of traditional OPV's like the VARD 85, fewer are likely to be built, but more of the newer and cheaper ISR platforms will result. With OPV's evolving into being larger, more capable multi-role vessels (like the VARD 125) that will respond directly to targets by the intelligence picture generated by these newer, cheaper and more numerous ISR platforms like the XOcean.

                          Last edited by Anzac; 15 February 2024, 23:37.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Anzac View Post
                            Yes that was one of the other reasons. The RAN decided that a $7 million LOTE to remedy such faults was better spent on further new build Cape Class vessels.



                            It is also extending to unmanned autonomous expeditionary cargo vessels like the USN are also trialing.

                            With satellite based surveillance, small USV's and overhead UAV's the employment of the traditional OPV conducting constabulary taskings are changing. Instead of building a large fleet of traditional OPV's like the VARD 85, fewer are likely to be built, but more of the newer and cheaper ISR platforms will result. With OPV's evolving into being larger, more capable multi-role vessels (like the VARD 125) that will respond directly to targets by the intelligence picture generated by these newer, cheaper and more numerous ISR platforms like the XOcean.
                            Intelligence led

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by EUFighter View Post

                              Was there not also issues with structural cracking on the Amidales?

                              It is interesting that one of the reasons given by the US Army for the cancellation of the FARA was that experience in Ukraine had shown that manned platforms for surveillance not longer made sense. Coupled with the Ukrainian use of USV drone to attack the Russian Black Sea fleet it should be no wonder that many missions for patrol vessels will be operated autonomously.. The limit will probably be more about what functions need humans, thinks like boarding other vessels etc.
                              My thoughts exactly,
                              The current plan for the IPVs is inshore fishery protection. This requires a great deal of boarding of very small vessels in confined waters, using the deployed Rhibs.
                              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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