Saab unveils Autonomous Ocean Core at Euronaval
The Autonomous Ocean Core control panel at Euronaval 2024, which allowed the live control of a vessel 1,800km away. (Photo: author)
The software solution could offer a new, autonomous intelligence-gathering life to older small vessels.
Saab has used Euronaval 2024 in Paris to launch its new software product for uncrewed missions on surface and underwater vessels.
Autonomous Ocean Core is a vessel-agnostic autonomous control system which Saab hopes will become a foundation for future naval intelligence missions, keeping operators safely out of conflict zones while maintaining an intelligence presence in waters of interest or conflict.
Rather than going the expected route of building a naval drone from scratch like competitors Naval Group, Saab has chosen to develop a technology that, within limits, could theoretically turn any vessel into a naval drone. At launch, the
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