Government & Defense
Providing Unwavering Reliability, a Persistent Presence & Reduced Risk at Sea
SeaTrac’s SP-48 USV shatters the limitations of traditional manned vessels for government and military missions, providing a proven, uncrewed platform for long-endurance, 24/7 data collection and continuous streaming across diverse environments. Our stealthy and efficient USVs seamlessly integrate with a wide array of payloads and sensors, ensuring you get the critical data and intel needed to maintain maritime dominance.
SeaTrac Advantages
Significantly reduces at-sea risk and operational costs, while modernizing fleets
SeaTrac USVs are remarkably affordable, offering a very low-cost solution compared to traditional crewed research or monitoring vessels.
With the ability to remain deployed for months at a time, SeaTrac USVs are ideal for large-area coverage and extended-duration missions. The system is extremely versatile, capable of operating 24/7 effectively in both nearshore and offshore environments.
Propelled by solar energy with onboard power storage, the USV produces zero emissions while sustaining both propulsion and payload requirements. The reliable self-propelled system maintains steady speeds of 3–5 knots and operates independently of wind or wave conditions. No wind or waves required.
Fleets of inexpensive SeaTrac USVs can act as a true force multiplier, replacing or supplementing costly traditional vessels for a fraction of the expense.
By removing personnel from potentially hazardous environments, SeaTrac USVs reduce risk to human operators to an absolute minimum.
The platform features generous and flexible cargo capacity to accommodate a wide variety of mission payloads. The systems are sensor-agnostic and easily adaptable, enabling seamless integration of novel or custom equipment.
Multiple communication pathways – including RF, cellular, Starlink, and satellite – ensure continuous connectivity from virtually anywhere.
The USV’s compact, accessible design allows for simple launch, recovery, and routine maintenance operations. Compact and efficiently engineered, each unit is “right-sized” to fit in a standard 20-foot shipping container or to transport easily by trailer.
SP-48 Applications
Intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR)
Below the surface, listen (hydrophone) and actively seek (sonar) underwater targets. Above the surface, monitor (audio / video) and seek (radar) surface or airborne targets. Together these systems create a cost-effective, over-the-horizon wide area electronic fence.
Communications relay
Pass data across subsea, aerial, and land-based assets to improve decision making. Harvest data from undersea assets without sending out a ship. Gain real-time, continuous access to undersea data from deployed assets.
Environmental
Real-time local data (wind, waves, surface and subsurface currents, and ocean temperature) to improve situational awareness.
UUV tracking
Provide position fixes for subsea assets, to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of collected data.
Hydrographic survey
Conduct unmanned hydrographic surveys with side scan and multibeam sonar in areas prohibitive to manned vessels or UUVs.
Distraction / Misdirection
Distract an antagonist with a cost-effective decoy.
Reducing risk
Lower the risk to human life and lower the cost to obtain real-time information. The Department of Defense envisions unmanned systems seamlessly operating with manned systems to improve the warfighter’s decision-making process.
Bob Oprosky, VP, Surveillance Operations, ThayerMahan
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Options available to buy or lease SP-48 USVs. Also inquire about the SeaTrac team collecting data for your mission.