World's first USV airdrop accomplished by Kraken and Capewell

Royal Navy Achieves World's First Airborne Launch Of Uncrewed Boat For Maritime Missions

Using a parachute-based delivery system, the vessel landed safely in the water, remained fully operational and was ready to begin its mission.

Royal Navy completes world's first uncrewed boat airdrop at sea

The Royal Navy has successfully tested a new way to deploy uncrewed surface vessels by dropping them from a military transport aircraft, opening the door to faster maritime operations without relying on ports or support ships. Engineers and defense partners completed four live airdrops of a Kraken K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessel from an Airbus A400M during a six-day trial over the North Sea. Each drop took place from 1,300 feet using a parachut…

World’s first uncrewed boat airdrop just tested in the UK

An uncrewed patrol boat just fell out of an airplane at 1,300 feet and splashed down ready to go to work, and the company behind it says nobody has ever pulled that off before. Kraken Technology Group and Capewell announced on July 8 that they completed the world’s first extracted-load airdrop of an uncrewed surface […]

World's first USV airdrop accomplished by Kraken and Capewell

Kraken and Capewell, supported by the Royal Navy under Project Beehive, have successfully completed the world's first extracted-load airdrop of an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from an A400M military transport aircraft.

Royal Navy drone boat airdropped from A400M in world first

An uncrewed surface vessel has been airdropped from an A400M transport aircraft for the first time anywhere in the world, in Royal Navy-supported trials that parachuted a K3 SCOUT drone boat into the sea from 1,300 feet ready to operate, the companies behind the demonstration have announced. Kraken Technology Group and Capewell, supported by the Royal Navy under Project Beehive, completed the extracted-load airdrop during a series of trials in w…