As part of an integrated and interoperable consortium solution, ACUA’s USV Pioneer will provide “mothership” capabilities for the deployment of surface, subsurface and aerial payloads, as well as serving as a communications node. Pioneer’s unrivalled 7 ton payload to vessel size/cost ratio will enable partners to rapidly deploy modular payloads to theatre.
Maritime/Littoral C4ISR
Multi-domain predictive awareness and deterrence/interdiction of maritime threats.
Mission Thread In Detail
ACUA Ocean’s unmanned surface vessels deliver enhanced full ocean capabilities for the deployment of sensor and system payloads.
Hadean powers next-generation command and control for the era of multidomain conflict – enabled by AI and Autonomous Systems.
2iC software connects users to their ever-changing inventory of disparate devices, platforms and systems.
Vizgard provide platform-agnostic AI vision that transforms defence and security cameras into autonomous teammates.
Kraken deliver technically advanced littoral, surface, and subsurface capabilities in order to meet current and future operational demands.
Evolve Dynamics provides rugged, resilient ISTAR UAS, engineered and optimised to meet the demands of the modern warfighter.
Enhanced Maritime/Littoral Capability
ACUA Ocean has announced that it has joined SCEPTRE, the UK sovereign C2 ecosystem, delivering effect-based maritime ISR payloads and advanced vessel management technology. SCEPTRE, a next-generation, sovereign technology stack designed to anticipate and meet the evolving operational and strategic needs of UK defence, such as digital targeting. Aligned to the Defence Industrial Strategy, which mandates greater sovereign capability and SME-enriched supply chains, SCEPTRE embodies how agile, best-in-class UK technology can drive battlefield dominance, strengthen the national industrial base, and better leverage the nation’s most valuable assets to grow the UK economy.
Plymouth-based ACUA Ocean was founded in 2020, and is committed to accelerating British sovereign dual-use capability, with all intellectual property, engineering and R&D and a majority shareholding anchored in the UK.
ACUA’s Contribution to SCEPTRE
SCEPTRE Consortium Partners
SCEPTRE represents a powerful collaboration between leading UK-based companies, including Hadean, Vizgard, Kraken, Evolve Dynamics and now ACUA Ocean; each contributing cutting-edge capabilities to form an integrated, effect-focused C2 ecosystem and frontline capability.
Recent Developments
ACUA’s announcement follows the recent launch of ACUA Remote, a proprietary integrated platform monitoring system (IPMS) for autonomous vessels. Additionally, the solution enables multi-vessel integration for a single view of fleet or swarm engineering management; reduces operator cost and complexity.
About ACUA Ocean
Founded by Neil and Mike Tinmouth in 2021, ACUA Ocean is a UK-based scaleup designing and developing unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for ocean monitoring and data collection. ACUA’s autonomous systems deliver enhanced full ocean capabilities for the launch and recovery of sensor and system payloads.
ACUA is a proudly British SME designing and developing cutting edge autonomous solutions. Joining the SCEPTRE technology stack is a natural fit in our pursuit of developing world-class sovereign capability.