Kongsberg proposes Arctic Hunter for Royal Navy Type 92

Kongsberg Maritime has proposed Arctic Hunter, a 56-metre uncrewed vessel based on a commercial fishing-ship design, for the Royal Navy’s Type 92 requirement. The proposal is intended to add submarine-detection capacity in the High North, but the Royal Navy has not announced a selection and the platform is not yet an operational military vessel.

The design is based on a hull developed for Arctic conditions. Kongsberg says the vessel could undertake missions of up to 60 days, operating from a forward support base inside the Arctic Circle and providing sensing alongside crewed ships and other assets. The company describes it as remotely operated with autonomous functions, supervised by personnel at a shore-based operations centre. Military effects would remain under human control, according to the proposal.

Kongsberg is working with Thales UK on sonar and secure military communications, and with shipbuilding partner Balaena Maritime on construction at Birkenhead if the design is selected. The partners are targeting readiness for military integration and operational deployment by the end of the decade, subject to Royal Navy requirements. They planned to sign...