Platforms
Kraken deliver technically advanced littoral, surface, and subsurface capabilities in order to meet current and future operational demands.
Platforms
Platform
- Length Overall
- 8.4m
- Beam Overall
- 1.93m
- Draft Overall
- 0.8m
- Max Displacement
- 2,500kg
- Powertrain
- Inboard Diesel - Stern Drive
- Max Speed
- 55kt
- Range
- 650NM at 25kt
- Endurance
- 30 days - mission dependent
- Crew
- Autonomous
- Structure
- Composite
- Payload
- 600kg
- Operating Depth
- Surface
A low signature and high performance Uncrewed Surface Vessel designed to support maritime operations. Modular in nature, K3 SCOUT is rapidly re-rolled to support a wide range of mission profiles including maritime awareness, force protection, logistics and precision strike.
Capabilities
- ASuW
- Maritime Strike
- ASuW
- Maritime forward screening
- Littoral
- Infiltration and Extraction
- Littoral
- Forward force Support and Resupply
- Littoral
- Casualty Evacuation
- Littoral
- Strike
- C4ISR
- Conduct Littoral C4ISR
- Effects
- CEMA - EW Offensive and Defensive
- Effects
- Off board Kinetic - Non-Kinetic effects
- Effects
- C-UAS Detect and Defeat
- Attack
- Teamed multi-axis
Features
- ▸Reduced signature design Info
- ▸End-user configurable modular payload
- ▸Autonomous and advanced remote operation
- ▸Auterion operating system
- ▸Open interfaces to autonomy
- ▸Sensors - EO / Radar / Sonar (optional)
- ▸User defined C5ISR fit (optional)
- ▸Pilot Module (optional)
Deploy
K3 SCOUT is designed for rapid deployment across diverse maritime environments. Automated launch and recovery systems support deployment from shore and sea-based assets and infrastructure.
Transportability is baked into the platform. Air, land and maritime mobility is assured without complex preparation.
Deployment is measured in speed and reliability. K3 SCOUT launches smoothly, establishing connectivity and transitioning into mission mode immediately and without operational friction. Reduced crew requirements and simplified logistics mean lower operational overhead.
DEPLOY is about getting capability to sea quickly, safely, and consistently.
Integrate
Integration is critical to K3 SCOUT operational effectiveness at sea. The platform interfaces with legacy command & control systems, communications networks and partner payloads.
Open architecture enables third-party solutions to be quickly and easily integrated without redesign of the platform.
Whether operating as part of a maritime task group or supporting shore-based infrastructure, K3 SCOUT functions as part of a wider system of systems.
INTEGRATE reduces operational friction between legacy platforms and emerging technology. It ensures the platform enhances existing capability through crewed-uncrewed teaming rather than operating in isolation.
Operate
As a low signature platform, K3 SCOUT is controlled by multiple operational modes from supervised autonomy to remote piloting. Modular payload bays enable integration of mission-specific sensor suites covering ISTAR as well as kinetic/non-kinetic effects.
Sensor fusion and onboard processing support real-time awareness, while secure communications ensure actionable intelligence reaches commanders in near real-time. Human-on-the-loop oversight ensures accountability and control, while autonomous navigation systems manage route holding, collision avoidance and mission execution.
OPERATE allows platforms to behave predictably under pressure, maintaining stability, responsiveness, and clarity of telemetry.
Adapt
Versatility defines K3 SCOUT’s modular architecture. Payload bays are engineered for rapid reconfiguration, allowing mission profiles to change in minutes rather than days.
A wide range of specialist mission modules can be integrated on board, even when forward deployed and without structural redesign. Interfaces are standardised, mounting systems are robust and integration pathways are streamlined.
ADAPT ensures K3 SCOUT is rapidly re-roled in the face of emerging maritime challenges, protecting long-term investment and supporting evolving operational demands.
Scale
K3 SCOUT is designed for scalable production and integration across the fleet. Engineering decisions prioritise manufacturability, repeatability and supply chain resilience.
One to many K3 SCOUT craft operate independently or as part of a distributed fleet, increasing mass at sea without proportional increases in crew exposure. Standardised components and modular systems simplify maintenance and sustainment.
SCALE is not theoretical. It requires disciplined production processes and realistic cost structures to ensure end users receive value for money and multiply mission capability at sea.
