Kaikoa 42.2 Context

Market context

Kaikoa is a Havoc autonomous surface vessel positioned between small attritable craft and larger medium USVs.

  • Target environment: Coastal waters, naval test ranges, harbor security zones and maritime operations where autonomous vessels can support fleet activity.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous surface operations, fleet support, payload carriage, patrol, distributed maritime sensing and multi-vessel mission roles.
  • Customer context: Defense, government and maritime operators evaluating uncrewed surface vessels for distributed operations.
  • Deployment model: Commercial defense-maritime platform in Havoc's ASV lineup, positioned above smaller attritable vessels.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially presented product family with public maritime-system positioning.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on autonomy reliability, sea-state performance, payload integration, rules of engagement, procurement and support.
  • Market position: Mid-size ASV lane connecting small attritable craft to heavier uncrewed maritime platforms.
  • Adjacent products: Rampage, Saronic Corsair, Blue Water Autonomy vessels, Saildrone Surveyor

Audience

Naval teams

Workflow

Autonomous surface operations, fleet support, payload carriage, patrol, distributed maritime sensing and multi-vessel mission roles.

Deployment environment

Coastal waters, naval test ranges, harbor security zones and maritime operations where autonomous vessels can support fleet activity.

Specifications

  • Range: range: 417 km
  • Dimensions: length: 12.8 m / 42 ft; headline hull length ft: 12.8 m / 42 ft
  • Cruising Speed Mps: 10.29 m/s
  • Maximum speed: 19.03 m/s
  • Cargo Capacity Kg: 1651.08 kg
  • Form Type: Fleet-support autonomous surface vessel
  • Commercial Status: Productized maritime system
  • Max Speed: headline top speed kt: 20.58 m/s; kaikoa 20 range at max speed nm: 150 nm
  • Payload Capacity: kaikoa 20 fuel capacity gal: 98 gal
  • Payload capacity: 317.51 kg
  • Full Load Displacement Kg: 2041.17 kg
  • Lightship Displacement Kg: 1315.42 kg

Tags

  • Workflow: Maritime domain awareness, Maritime USV
  • Capability: Remote operation
  • Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment
  • Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
  • Commercial Stage: Commercial product

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