Norwegian technology company Kongsberg has announced the successful sea trials for its large commercial autonomous underwater vehicle , the HUGIN Endurance.
“The project has been delivered in record time, and a huge thank you to everybody who has contributed to this success,” “Endurance can accommodate whatever kind of payload a customer wants, whether for seabed mapping or inspection, oceanography, continuous surveys of offshore wind parks, or as a surveillance tool for critical subsea infrastructure or changes in ecosystems,” Fjell explained.
HUGIN Endurance has a spacious and customizable interior that can store various batteries and other payloads as needed. It is designed to operate autonomously from the shore, and with a full set of batteries, it can travel up to 1,200 nautical miles for up to 15 days at sea.