Thales and Kongsberg Join Forces to Equip UK’s Type 92 USV with Anti‑Submarine Warfare Sensors
Thales and Kongsberg sign an MoU to embed ASW sensors into the Royal Navy’s Type 92 uncrewed surface vessel, boosting Arctic submarine hunting capabilities.
POLICY WIRE — London, United Kingdom — Thales UK and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop anti‑submarine warfare sensing capabilities for the Royal Navy’s upcoming Type 92 uncrewed surface vessel.
The agreement merges Thales’ proven ASW sensor suite with Kongsberg’s Arctic Hunter platform, a 56‑metre autonomous vessel designed to operate in the high‑latitude North Atlantic.
Arctic Hunter is being pitched as a key element of the Type 92 programme, offering the fleet an additional layer of submarine‑hunting capacity in the so‑called “High North” operational area.
If the design wins the contract, construction would take place at a shipyard in Birkenhead, bringing the project into the United Kingdom’s domestic industrial base.
The partnership supports the Royal Navy’s “Atlantic Bastion” concept, a hybrid fleet strategy that blends manned and unmanned assets to strengthen anti‑submarine defenses across the North Atlantic.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)