After successful trials on Halcyon unmanned surface vehicle (USV), Thales and ASV strengthen their partnership. Both companies have signed an agreement to develop autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) technology and capability for maritime, civil, security and military domains.

Thales is a global technology leader with a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet customer’s operational requirements. ASV, an agile small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) with 60 employees spread across the UK and USA, has specialised expertise and experience in USV design, build, operation and maintenance.

This agreement, which builds on the strong existing relationship and the combined skills and expertise of the two companies, provides world leading, innovative solutions for autonomous maritime requirements.