ASV Ltd delivered the USS 6300 semi-submersible vehicle to C&C Technolgies (US) in 2009. The vessel undertook proving trials in the UK before being transported to the US where C&C engineers have since added a sidescan sonar,multibeam sonar and mission control computer. The vessel is currently on a trials and demonstration program to a range of government agencies.

ASV Ltd built and delivered a further batch of FMTD 5000 USVs to the UK MOD in 2009. We also provided operational and repair support for a series of weapon trials.

ASV Ltd has recently launched its new core command and control system, ASView. This modular, expandable system has already been employed on the FMTD and FGT projects. It will form the basis of future unmanned vehicle projects control systems and can integrate with third party systems.

ASV Ltd has continued research and development work into applications of the semi-submersible technology for ROV and AUV support work in both the oil and gas and military environments.

ASV Ltd has designed and built the Fast Ground Target (FGT) for use in land based trials and training. Applications are envisaged with sniper training, missile trials and other range tasks. The vehicle uses the proven ASView control architecture and uses a protected core vehicle.

The SASS-Q vehicle was designed and built by ASV Ltd with the assistance of a UK Government SMART award. The vehicle was extensively tested and evaluated by ASV and other organisations. The vehicle shown here was being evaluated for coastal surveillance by the MOD using a high quality pan-tilt-zoom video camera and associated data tranmsmission system.

The ASV SASS-Q vehicle was outfitted and chartered to Ultra Electronics as a towed surface vehicle for the evaluation of various sonar configurations. The low motion characteristics and modular construction of the vehicle proved particularly beneficial for this project.

A four metre demonstrator USV system was produced for general purpose drone duties. This was evaluated by the MOD and resulted in orders for a number of larger craft.

ASV Ltd were contracted by the MOD to deliver and operate the SASS-Q for an intensive week of vehicle evaluation at the Qinetiq BUTEC range in Scotland, UK. This evaluation covered a wide range of trials including seakeeping, manoeuvring, launch and recovery, situational awareness and vehicle control.

The first commercial ASV semi-submersible vehicle (SSV), a tri-hull configuration designed, built and delivered to Qinetiq as a stable platform for the deployment of scientific sensors and instrumentation.

ASV Ltd were contracted by C&C Technologies of the USA to design and develop a semi-submersible vehicle specifically for hydrogrpahic survey operations. Fitted with side scan and multibeam sonars, this compact 5.5 metre vehicle replaces existing 10 metre manned survey craft and provides a dramatically enhanced operational weather window.

ASV Ltd were contracted by the MOD to supply and operate a number of Fast Marine Target Drones for gunnery trials. These craft were deployed in multi-vehicle close quarters operations to simulate typical fast inshore attack craft activities.

This 3.5 metre actively stabilised towed body was designed for an undisclosed customer for use in mine-hunting operations. The performance of the vehicle was studied in detail using theoretical and physical tests and trials covering lift and drag, motions in a seaway, effect of active winch and body control, turning performance and launch and recovery characteristics.