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K3 Scout

Kraken Technology Group · United Kingdom

The K3 Scout is an unmanned surface vessel made by Kraken Technology Group, a British firm. The Royal Navy acquired twenty examples for £12 million under the Beehive programme, displacing 2.5 tonnes and measuring 8.4 metres in length, and successfully airdropped one from an A400M transport aircraft in the North Sea.

CountryUnited Kingdom
DomainSurface (USV)
Origin / supply chainMilitary-grade
Confidencelow

In the news 18

UAS Vision · 2026-10-12Kraken & Saab UK Develop Autonomous C-UAS ‘Drone Seeker’ VesselNaval Technology · 2026-10-06Saab and Kraken develop autonomous vessel for drone detectionZbiam · 2026-10-06Kraken i Saab testują nawodnego „wykrywacza dronów”Naval News · 2026-10-05Kraken and Saab UK develop pioneering autonomous ‘drone seeker’ vesselDefence Industry Europe · 2026-10-05Saab UK and Kraken integrate Giraffe 1X radar on autonomous vessel to provide early warning of drone threats to ships and portsUnmanned Airspace · 2026-10-05Kraken and Saab team up for drone detection aboard uncrewed vesselsUK Defence Journal · 2026-10-05Kraken and Saab test autonomous drone-seeker vesselDefence Industry Europe · 2026-09-29Shield AI’s Hivemind coordinates two Kraken K3 SCOUT vessels in UK maritime surveillance trial ahead of planned tests with NATO partnersDefense Daily · 2026-09-28Shield AI’s Hivemind Used In Autonomous USV Teaming In U.K. DemoThe War Zone (TWZ) · 2026-08-10Chinese Components In Royal Navy’s New Drone Boat Raise Cyber Security ConcernsDroneXL · 2026-08-10Royal Navy Drone Cameras Phoned China, And The Paperwork Said NDAA-CompliantOpex360 (Zone Militaire) · 2026-08-10Utilisé par les Royal Marines, un drone de surface aurait discrètement envoyé des données en Chine
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