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REMUS 620
Kongsberg Maritime
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REMUS 620
Kongsberg MaritimeThe REMUS 620 is HII Mission Technologies' second-generation medium-class autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV/UUV), unveiled in November 2022 and manufactured in Pocasset, Massachusetts. It features a 600-meter depth rating, up to 110-hour endurance, 275 nautical mile range, speeds up to 8 knots, modular open-architecture payload bays, and WHOI Yellow Moray torpedo tube launch and recovery (TTL&R) technology. Key milestones include delivery of two units to NOAA in September 2024, validation on the US Navy confidence course in January 2025, dry checkout for Virginia-class submarine torpedo tube compatibility in July 2025, and the first successful torpedo tube recovery at Seneca Lake, NY in October 2025. The vehicle autonomously executes its underwater missions—including navigation, docking, and survey tasks—without a human performing those tasks, qualifying it as Autonomous under the applied definitions.
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Specification
- range
- 275 nautical miles
- max_speed
- Up to 8 knots
- payload_architecture
- Modular open-architecture; customizable dry or wet primary payload modules; externally accessible universal bulkhead adapters for secondary payloads; open-standard interfaces
- payload_sensors
- KRAKEN MINSAS 120 (synthetic aperture sonar) confirmed in testing; synthetic aperture sonar module available as upgrade
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Evidence-graded claims from the Kongsberg Maritime deep report
Kongsberg Maritime supplied a full technology package for Svitzer electric tugs built at Cochin Shipyard.
The contract and technology supply role are reported by Ship & Bunker, an independent trade news outlet [10], though specific performance outcomes of the delivered systems remain unverified.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →Kongsberg Maritime is being spun off from Kongsberg Gruppen as an independent publicly listed company (OB:KMAR on Euronext Oslo), with trading expected in Q2 2026.
The demerger timeline — demerger plan published December 2025, shareholder approval January 2026, Q2 2026 trading — is reported by Smart Maritime Network and Marine Log, two independent trade news outlets [8][9], though final completion remains subject to regulatory and market execution.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →Kongsberg Maritime entered an MOU with Berge Bulk to advance marine decarbonisation, including hybrid/electric propulsion solutions.
The MOU is reported via a PR Newswire press release [6], which, while originating from the companies, constitutes a jointly issued public announcement by both parties; however, no independent assessment of decarbonisation outcomes or technology performance has been conducted.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →
The cView platform provides maritime domain awareness, C4ISR, and decision-support capabilities combining historical data, real-time feeds, and predictive analytics.
The capability description derives entirely from a Kongsberg vendor news story [5]; no independent operator review, government procurement record, or third-party test substantiates the specific analytical or C4ISR performance claims.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →Kongsberg Maritime's core capabilities span automation, propulsion, navigation, dynamic positioning, remote operations, hybrid/electric propulsion, and underwater robotics as an integrated suite.
The capability list is drawn from vendor and commerce sources [4][5]; no independent technical assessment or third-party integration review confirms that these systems function as a unified, high-performance suite in real deployments.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →Kongsberg Maritime recorded an all-time-high order backlog of NOK 19 billion in Q1 2023, representing +52% year-on-year growth.
The figure is stated in Kongsberg's own Q1 2023 investor presentation [4], which is a vendor/official source; no independent auditor report or exchange filing in the dossier independently corroborates the specific backlog number.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →
Kongsberg Maritime's remote operations and dynamic positioning systems are deployed at scale across commercial vessel fleets in energy, food, and transportation sectors.
While the dossier lists these sectors as markets served [4], no source in the evidence base provides fleet-level deployment counts, customer outcome data, or independent operational reviews confirming scale of real-world deployment beyond individual contract announcements.
from Kongsberg Maritime deep report →
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