Unmanned Maritime System

We actively support the Republic of Korea Navy's unmanned system operations through a diverse product lineup.
Hanwha Systems' unmanned maritime systems apply advanced AI-based technologies, enabling them to perform a variety of military and civilian missions such as coastal/underwater surveillance and search, and marine environmental surveys.
The scope of unmanned maritime systems is expanding from surveillance and reconnaissance to combat missions, independent to collaborative operations with manned systems, and individual to swarm operation. We are enhancing performance by adding autonomous control, swarm control, and vessel launch/recovery technology, all based on standardized architecture development. In the future, it will enable integrated management of maritime unmanned systems within vessel combat management systems.

Features

Open
Architecture/Modular
Design for Scalability and
Reusability
Replacing Manned
Warship Through
AI-Based Integrated
Control Technology
Manned-Unmanned
Platform Mission
Collaboration Based on a
Hyper-Connected
Battlefield Network

UMS Operation Concept

Multi-Role Surface Missions

#1 Surveillance, Interdiction, Escort, Tracking,
and Engagement Mission Planning Based
on Current Maritime Conditions

#2 Mission Execution and Real-time Route
Replanning Based on USV Status

Multi-Role Surface Missions

#1 Surveillance, Interdiction, Escort, Tracking, and Engagement Mission Planning Based on Current Maritime Conditions

#2 Mission Execution and Real-time Route Replanning Based on USV Status

Anti-Submarine Operation

#1 Ambush or anti-submarine patrol to
detect enemy submarine

#2 Collaboration between USV and UUV to
rack submarine, collect information and
disseminate the situation awareness

Anti-Submarine Operation

#1 Ambush or anti-submarine patrol to detect enemy submarine

#2 Collaboration between USV and UUV to rack submarine, collect information and disseminate the situation awareness

Mine Countermea- sures Operation

#1 USV or UUV-mounted sonar to detect,
identify and locate sea mines

#2 Guide ROV(Mine Hunter) to the mine,
do the final confirm of the mine and
eliminate the mine by detonating
embedded warhead

Mine Countermea- sures Operation

#1 USV or UUV-mounted sonar to detect, identify and locate sea mines

#2 Guide ROV(Mine Hunter) to the mine, do the final confirm of the mine and eliminate the mine by detonating embedded warhead

VIDEO

PRODUCTS

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
for Underwater Surveillance
(AUV)
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AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Underwater Surveillance)

AUV is an unmanned underwater vehicle that navigates autonomously by following the preset paths in order to survey mines deployed along coastal area or on seafloor. The sensors mounted onto AUV include optic camera, sidescan sonar, ultrasonic camera, etc., which enable clear detection and identification of underwater objects in the murky sea surrounding the Korean Peninsula.
Hanwha Systems’ AUV is the first AUV that passed the official test and evaluation conducted by ROK Navy, which included actual sea navigation test. In the future, when its full system development is completed, AUV will be deployed to the field as one of ROK Navy’s core weapons systems. Read more
Anti-Submarine Water
Unmanned Underwater
Vehicle (ASWUUV)
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ASWUUV(Anti-Submarine Water Unmanned Underwater Vehicle)

ASWUUV is a large scale UUV designed with an open architecture platform. It is capable of maintaining the underwater operation for a long duration and surveying enemy submarines or ships so as to safeguard the survivability of manned combat ships and to perform effective anti-submarine ISR activities.
Its open structure platform allows for a free adjustment of operation depth, which minimizes shadow area. Therefore, it brings a great advantage in collecting surveillance and reconnaissance information on the enemy’s underwater threats.
By doing so, it also expands the mothership’s scope of operation and strengthen combat capabilities.
Docking Autonomous
Underwater Vehicle
(DAUV)
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DAUV(Docking Autonomous Underwater Vehicle)
When UUVs, after being launched from surface ship or submarine, returns to an area adjacent the mothership, DAUV helps such UUVs to return to docking stations. In order to make speedy guidance, this system is equipped with precision guidance algorithm and various sensors required for the docking.
We are developing DAUV as military-civilian dual purpose technology and all the technologies secured from R&D activities will be applied to launch and retrieval systems of all UUVS.
- This Project was performed based on ADD’s funding to promote military-civilian technology cooperation.
Remotely Operated
Underwater Vehicle
(ROV)
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ROV(Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle)

Unmanned underwater vehicle that approaches and detonates sea mines detected, thus quickly removing them.
This vehicle is designed to withstand strong tidal currents at the near seas surrounding the Korean Peninsula. It is also equipped with shaped charges that can remove sea mines effectively.
Therefore, regardless of deployed sea mine locations or their types, ROV can remove them effectively. As Hanwha Systems will further enhance ROV’s operability, ROK Navy’s sea mine sweeping capabilities will improve greatly.
Mission Reconfigurable eXtra-large
Unmanned Underwater
Vehicle (MRXUUV)
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MRXUUV(Mission Reconfigurable eXtra-large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle)

Hanwha Systems is advancing the concept of combat missions, such as mine deployment, with its MRXUUV. Through real-world demonstrations in underwater environments, it is securing the core technologies necessary for developing next-generation UUV systems.
The current MRXUUV is designed with a plug-and-play architecture, aligning with global development trends. This modularity provides benefits such as mission flexibility, rapid adaptation to technological advancements, and ease of maintenance and repair.
Multi-Mission Unmanned
Surface Vehicle
(MMUSV)
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MMUSV(Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle)
Unmanned surface vehicle which performs surface surveillance and reconnaissance missions to identify threats at the coastal seas surrounding the Korean Peninsula as well as to probe any dangerous objects in the water. With various mission devices mounted, this unmanned surface vehicle is capable of conducting multiple missions under all-weather conditions for 24 hours a day. For Hanwha Systems’ MMSUV, optimum hull and propulsion design technologies are used to secure navigability and seaworthiness even at the time of fast sailing. Also, as collision avoidance technologies are utilized for the design of this vehicle in accordance with COLREG(International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea), it can avoid any frontal obstacle.
Key Features
Unmanned system applying open architecture

Learning based path planning function

In-built, COLREG-based autonomous obstacle avoidance function

Alternative navigation methods in the case of GPS disruption
Unmanned Surface
Vehicle (USV)
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USV(Unmanned Surface Vehicle)

Sea Ghost is Hanwha Systems’ autonomous unmanned surface vehicle, a revolutionary system that enhances the efficiency of maritime operations.
Through independently developed navigation technology and high-precision sensors, it performs safe and accurate maritime exploration and surveillance.
Sea Ghost carries out a variety of missions, including maritime intelligence, and will play a crucial role in the future maritime environment.
Unmanned Surface
Vehicle (USV)
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USV(Unmanned Surface Vehicle)

In adjacent sea areas, multiple USVs can cooperate to provide 24-hour surveillance and reconnaissance, enabling a rapid response to multiple surface intrusion forces.
The development of swarm USVs allows for collaborative reconnaissance of wide areas in border regions, contributing to enhanced combat power.